The Cours Florent is a private French
drama school
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in
Paris
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established in 1967 by
François Florent.
The school is located on three nearby sites in the
19th
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arrondissement
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of
Paris
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,
France
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: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; further along is the
. The Cours Florent also has locations in
Brussels
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,
Belgium
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and
Montpellier
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,
France
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.
Programs
The Cours Florent is known as one of France's most prestigious drama schools, offering a three-year program to learn acting and theatre classes for children and teenagers.
Since 2011, the school also offers a three-year program in English called "Acting in English" for English-speaking students and foreigners. Students can apply to this program during the school year. Auditions are organized in May and September, and 2 intensive summer programs are available in July and August.
Cours Florent International courses offer students not only the chance to refine their dramatic acting skills but also to experience full immersion in the cultural and artistic life of France.
The school has a specialized class to prepare students for the competitive examination of the prestigious ''
Conservatoire national supérieur d'Art dramatique de Paris'' (CNSAD), as well as the ''École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre'' (ENSATT) in
Lyon
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and the ''École supérieure d'art dramatique'' of the
Strasbourg
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National Theater. But the Cours Florent is above all famous for its ''Classe libre'' (Free class) where many French actors and actresses have studied, with teachers like
Francis Huster, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Hervé Falloux and Antonia Malinova.
Cours Florent also has a series of Master Classes with major international teachers, like Mark Bell, and actors such as
Olivier Marchal
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,
Gilles Lellouche and alumni
Diane Kruger
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,
Gad Elmaleh
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,
Guillaume Canet
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and
Jacques Weber
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among others.
Notable alumni
Over its history, many notable people have graduated from the Cours Florent, including:
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Isabelle Adjani
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Noémie Merlant
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Morjana Alaoui
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Mylène Farmer
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Daniel Auteuil
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Édouard Baer
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Jeanne Balibar
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Malik Bentalha
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Dominique Blanc
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Guillaume Canet
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Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like '' Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me I ...
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Jil Caplan
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Paris-born Valentine Guilen studied modern literature at the Sorbonne and theatre at the Cours Florent, where she met Jay Alanski, ...
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Isabelle Carré
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Cecil Castellucci
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Anne Consigny
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Clotilde Courau
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin
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Alain Defossé
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Emmanuelle Devos
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Guillaume De Tonquédec
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Marie de Villepin
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Vincent Elbaz
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Gad Elmaleh
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Stéphane Freiss
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Thierry Frémont
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José Garcia
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Olivier Gourmet
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Eva Green
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Agnès Jaoui
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Marina Hands
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Francis Huster
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Pom Klementieff
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Diane Kruger
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Samuel Le Bihan
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Vincent Lindon
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Luce
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Sophie Marceau
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Pierre Niney
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Sarah Perles
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Jérôme Pradon
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Cristiana Reali
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Muriel Robin
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Sebastian Roché
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Jean-Paul Rouve
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Mathilde Seigner
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Audrey Tautou
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Gaspard Ulliel
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Arnaud Valois
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Tasha de Vasconcelos
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Jacques Weber
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Life and career
Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...
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Océane Zhu
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Elsa Zylberstein
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References
External links
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Official English website
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Education in Paris
Drama schools in France
Film schools in France
Educational institutions established in 1967
1967 establishments in France