Pascal Bonitzer Explained

Pascal Bonitzer
Birth Date:1 February 1946
Birth Place:Paris, France
Occupation:Screenwriter, film director, actor, film critic
Yearsactive:1967–present
Partner:Sophie Fillières
Children:Agathe Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer (in French bɔnitsɛʁ/; born 1 February 1946) is a French screenwriter, film director, actor, and former film critic for Cahiers du cinéma. He has written for 48 films and has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation.[1] [2]

Bonitzer has received three César Award nominations, French cinema's highest honour: Best Writing for My Favorite Season (1993), Best First Feature Film for Encore (1996), and Best Original Screenplay for Les Innocentes (2016).

He has a daughter, actress Agathe Bonitzer, with filmmaker Sophie Fillières.[3]

Filmography

1960s–70s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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1967VampirismeShort film
1976Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère...Collaboration
1978L'Exercice du pouvoir
1978The Suspended Vocation
1979The Brontë Sisters

1980s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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1980Simone Barbes or Virtue
1980Snakes and LaddersTV short
1980Une voixShort film
1980Le Borgne
1981L'Ombre rouge
1982Jimmy JazzShort film
1983Balles perdues
1983Liberty Belle
1984Cheaters (Tricheurs)
1984Love on the Ground
1985Rouge-gorge
1985Hurlevent
1986Golden Eighties
1986Scene of the Crime
1987Les Innocents
1988The Beggars
1988Daniel endormiShort film
1989Gang of Four
1989Les Bois noirs
1989Winter's Child
1989Les SirènesShort film

1990s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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1990Un jeu d'enfantScenario collaborator
1990Mistress of SuspenseTV series
1991Telefilm
1991La Belle Noiseuse
1991Night and Day
1991Le Ciel de Paris
1992La Chasse aux papillons
1993My Favorite SeasonNominated—César Award for Best Writing
1993Couples et Amants
1994
1994
1994Grande Petite
1995Le Fils de Gascogne
1995Up, Down, Fragile
1995Don't Forget You're Going to Die
1996ThievesScenario collaborator
1996Three Lives and Only One Death
1996EncorePrix Jean Vigo
Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film
1997Genealogies of a Crime
1997Night of Destiny
1998Secret Defense
1999Rien sur Robert
1999Les AgneauxTelefilm
1999Les Infortunes de la beauté
1999Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

2000s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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2000Lumumba
2001Man of the Crowds
2001Va savoir
2001Alias Betty
2002Like an Airplane
2003Small CutsNominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear
2003The Story of Marie and Julien
2003Hot HouseTelefilm
2004Changing TimesNominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
2004Why (Not) Brazil?
2006L'Affaire VilleminTV mini-series
2006Made in Paris
2007The Duchess of Langeais
2007The Key
2008The Great Alibi
2009La Grande Vie
2009Around a Small Mountain
2009Don't Look Back
2009Suite noireTV series

2010s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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2010Chantrapas
2012Looking for Hortense
2012The Gordji AffairTelefilm
2014Gemma Bovery
2014Murder in Pacot
2014Valentin Valentin
2016Agnus DeiNominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay
2016Tout de suite maintenant
2017Le Jeune Karl Marx
2019Blanche comme neige
2019Les Envoûtés

2020s

YearTitleCredited asNotes
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2021Benedetta
2023Last Summer
2024Le tableau volé[4]
TBAMaigret et les vieillards[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Cinéma de Raoul Ruiz: La vocation suspendue . 26 October 2009 . lecinemaderaoulruiz.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320083328/http://www.lecinemaderaoulruiz.com/raoul-ruiz-cineaste/la-vocation-suspendue . 20 March 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: NY Times: La vocation suspendue . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022221341/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/429481/La-Vocation-Suspendue/overview . dead . 22 October 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 26 October 2009 .
  3. Web site: Agathe Bonitzer : "J'ai longtemps éprouvé un réel sentiment d'imposture" . 2 April 2016 . L'Express. 7 February 2012 .
  4. Web site: Pascal Bonitzer Takes Art World Inspiration for 'Auction,' Charts New Course for Georges Simenon's Maigret (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Ben. Croll. January 15, 2024. January 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: Pascal Bonitzer Takes Art World Inspiration for 'Auction,' Charts New Course for Georges Simenon's Maigret (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Ben. Croll. January 15, 2024. January 21, 2024.

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