Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress. Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s. The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Brigitte Roüan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Meet the Barbarians
as Jacqueline Moulin
Meet the Barbarians
as Jacqueline Moulin
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Self
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Self
Intérieur Jour
as Liv
Intérieur Jour
as Liv
The Man in the Hat
as Hotel Manager
The Man in the Hat
as Hotel Manager
Into the World
as Francesca
Into the World
as Francesca
Andy
as Claire
Andy
as Claire
My Polish Honeymoon
as Irène Breiman
My Polish Honeymoon
as Irène Breiman
We Need Your Vote
as Jacqueline Prenois
We Need Your Vote
as Jacqueline Prenois
Guy
as Gauthier's Mother
Guy
as Gauthier's Mother
The Troubleshooter
as Antoinette Dagostino
The Troubleshooter
as Antoinette Dagostino
Train de vies
as Isa Lemoine
Train de vies
as Isa Lemoine
When Margaux Meets Margaux
as Margaux's mother
When Margaux Meets Margaux
as Margaux's mother
Based on a True Story
as The Documentalist
Based on a True Story
as The Documentalist
Just to Be Sure
as La détective
Just to Be Sure
as La détective
Going to Brazil
as Madame la consule
Going to Brazil
as Madame la consule
Love Is Dead
as Eliane
Love Is Dead
as Eliane
From the Land of the Moon
as Adéle
From the Land of the Moon
as Adéle
Two Birds, One Stone
as Amel Brehli
Two Birds, One Stone
as Amel Brehli
Love at First Fight
as Hélène Labrède
Love at First Fight
as Hélène Labrède
The Ultimate Accessory
as Martine
The Ultimate Accessory
as Martine
Cinéast(e)s
as Self
Cinéast(e)s
as Self
Half-Sister
as Veronique
Half-Sister
as Veronique
Second Chance
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
Second Chance
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
Made in Italy
as Marie Elizabeth
Made in Italy
as Marie Elizabeth
Love Songs
as Julie's Mother
Love Songs
as Julie's Mother
Juana Had Hair of Gold
as Hotel owner
Juana Had Hair of Gold
as Hotel owner
The Pleasure Is All Mine
as Nicole
The Pleasure Is All Mine
as Nicole
Totally Nuts
as Receptionniste
Totally Nuts
as Receptionniste
Time of the Wolf
as Béa
Time of the Wolf
as Béa
Her Mother, the Whore
as Catherine
Her Mother, the Whore
as Catherine
All About Love
as Social worker
All About Love
as Social worker
Inséparables
as Martine
Inséparables
as Martine
À mort la mort !
as Josiane
À mort la mort !
as Josiane
Venus Beauty Institute
as Madame Marianne
Venus Beauty Institute
as Madame Marianne
Baby Blues
as Véronique Troney
Baby Blues
as Véronique Troney
Why Not Me?
as Josepha Degère
Why Not Me?
as Josepha Degère
Marie from the Bay of Angels
as Paule
Marie from the Bay of Angels
as Paule
The Silence of Rak
as Woman at cafe
The Silence of Rak
as Woman at cafe
The Lambs
as Mother
The Lambs
as Mother
The Little Boy
as Christina
The Little Boy
as Christina
Jeanne
as Victoire
Jeanne
as Victoire
The Honour of the Tribe
as Suzanne, la folle
The Honour of the Tribe
as Suzanne, la folle
Olivier, Olivier
as Elisabeth Duval
Olivier, Olivier
as Elisabeth Duval
Railway Bar
as Jeanne
Railway Bar
as Jeanne
Overseas
as Malène
Overseas
as Malène
Out 1
as Miss Blandish
Out 1
as Miss Blandish
Guys in the Cafe
as Christiane
Guys in the Cafe
as Christiane
Quand je serai jeune
as Brigitte
Quand je serai jeune
as Brigitte
Charlie Dingo
as Marie-Mécanique
Charlie Dingo
as Marie-Mécanique
The Little Coquette
as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
The Little Coquette
as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
The Murderous Months of April
as Clara Haiek
The Murderous Months of April
as Clara Haiek
Double Gentlemen
as Francis' wife
Double Gentlemen
as Francis' wife
Follow My Gaze
as La sourde muette
Follow My Gaze
as La sourde muette
Grosse
as Constance
Grosse
as Constance
Grain of Sand
as Catherine
Grain of Sand
as Catherine
Ladies' Choice
as Marjolaine
Ladies' Choice
as Marjolaine
My American Uncle
as Janine's Friend
My American Uncle
as Janine's Friend
The Bit Between the Teeth
as La photographe
The Bit Between the Teeth
as La photographe
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
as Françoise, Maurice's wife
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
as Françoise, Maurice's wife
Paradiso
Paradiso
Tomorrow's Children
as Suzanne
Tomorrow's Children
as Suzanne
The Golden Mass
as Rose
The Golden Mass
as Rose
le 16 a Kerbriant
as Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire
le 16 a Kerbriant
as Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire
Ma chair et mon sang
Ma chair et mon sang