Érick Zonca is a French film director and screenwriter. His first films were shorts ''Rives'' (1992), ''Eternelles'' (1995), and '' Seule'' (1997). Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut ''

The Dreamlife of Angels ''The Dreamlife of Angels'' (french: La Vie rêvée des anges) is a 1998 French Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Erick Zonca. The film was selected as the French entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best ...

''. The film won the

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award at the

1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo An ...

.Élisabeth Busser, Gilles Cohen -Comptes de la Vie Ordinaire 1998 p88 "Prix d'interprétation féminine : attribué ex-aequo à Élodie Bouchez et Natacha Régnier pour leurs rôles dans La Vie rêvée des anges d'Éric Zonca" Zonca's second feature was '' Le Petit Voleur (The Little Thief)'' (1999). His film ''Julia'' (2008) is based on

John Cassavetes John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as a television and film actor, Cassavetes also helped pioneer American independent cinema, writing and direc ...

' 1980 film '' Gloria''. It stars

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and was shot in California and Mexico. ''White Soldier'', a TV movie, was released in 2014. Zonca also made a French road safety PSA dramatic short film in 2015. In 2018, he directed ''

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'', starring

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film '' La Haine (Hate)'', for which he received two César Award ...

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* 1956 births Living people European Film Awards winners (people) French film directors Best Director Lumières Award winners French male screenwriters French screenwriters People from Orléans French people of Italian descent {{France-film-director-stub