Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer and director.
Biography
Born in
Lyon,
Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in
Michel Mitrani's ''
Les Guichets du Louvre
''Black Thursday'' (french: Les Guichets du Louvre) is a French film from 1974 directed by Michel Mitrani. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1960 novel by Roger Bousinnot, the film portrays the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942, when French police arre ...
'' (1974), and began an association with
Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, ''
L'Horloger de Saint-Paul
''The Clockmaker'' (french: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as ''The Clockmaker of St. Paul'' and ''The Watchmaker of St. Paul'') is a 1974 French crime drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Based on the 1954 novel '' L'Horloger d'Ever ...
'' (1974). Other films with Tavernier include ''
Que la fête commence
''Que la fête commence...'' (English title ''Let Joy Reign Supreme'') is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence centring on the Breton ...
'' (1975), for which she received a
César nomination for
Best Supporting Actress; ''
The Judge and the Assassin
''The Judge and the Assassin'' (french: Le Juge et l'assassin) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier that stars Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Galabru, and Jean-Claude Brialy. Set in France in the 1890s, it sho ...
'' (1976); ''
Des enfants gatés
''Spoiled Children'' (french: Des enfants gâtés) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
Cast
* Michel Piccoli - Bernard Rougerie
* Christine Pascal - Anne Torrini
* Michel Aumont - Pierre
* Gérard Jugnot - Marcel Bo ...
'' (1977), which she co-scripted; and ''
Round Midnight''. Other film appearances include ''
Black Thursday'' (1974), ''
La Meilleure façon de marcher'' (1976), ''
The Maids of Wilko'' (1979), ''
Entre Nous
''Entre Nous'' (''"Between Us"''; also known as ''Coup de foudre'') is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in the France of the mid 20th century, the film stars Isa ...
'' (1983), and ''
Le Grand Chemin
''Le grand chemin'' is a 1987 French film directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. It was released in the U.S. as ''The Grand Highway'', and was remade in 1991 as ''Paradise''.
It won the César Award for Best Actor and Best Actress.
Plot
Louis, a timid ...
'' (1987). She made her directorial debut with ''
Félicité'', and also directed ''
La Garce
''La Garce'' is a 1984 French thriller film directed by Christine Pascal and starring Isabelle Huppert and Richard Berry.
Cast
* Isabelle Huppert as Aline Kaminker / Édith Weber
* Richard Berry as Lucien Sabatier
* Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Ma ...
'', ''
Zanzibar'', ''
Le Petit prince a dit'' (which won the
Louis Delluc Prize) and ''
Adultère, mode d'emploi
''Adultery: A User's Guide'' (french: Adultère, mode d'emploi) is a 1995 Swiss romantic comedy-drama film directed by Christine Pascal. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but ...
''.
Pascal had contemplated suicide at various times in her life, and ''Félicité'', the first film she directed, opens with a suicide scene. In 1984, when asked how she would like to die, she reputedly said, "''En me suicidant, le moment venu''." ("''By killing myself, when the time comes''.")
In 1996, while staying in a psychiatric hospital in the Paris suburb of Garches, Pascal committed suicide by jumping out of a window. She is buried in
Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris. In 2003, the psychiatrist who was caring for Pascal was sentenced to one year in prison for failing to take appropriate action to prevent her suicide.
Filmography
As actress
As director
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1953 births
1996 deaths
Actresses from Lyon
Female suicides
French film actresses
French film directors
French women screenwriters
20th-century French screenwriters
Suicides by jumping in France
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
French women film directors
20th-century French actresses
20th-century French women writers
20th-century French non-fiction writers
1996 suicides
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