Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.

Life and career

Born in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from

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to flee

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s. She studied cinema at

La Fémis La Fémis (French: ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son''; "National Superior School for the Professions of Image and Sound", formerly known as the '' Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'', IDHEC) is a Fre ...

in Paris, notably a contemporary of

Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). Life and career Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...

, with whom she often collaborates. Her first two films cast

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also bee ...

, who was then at the beginning of her career. She is the actress with most nominations for the

César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outsta ...

, with seven nominations: in 2002 for '' My Wife Is an Actress'', in 2006 for '' Backstage'', in 2008 for ''

Actrices ''Actrices'' (''Actresses'') is a French comedy-drama film directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, released in 2007. The film was presented in the official selection at the 60th Cannes Film Festival and won a ''Prix Spécial du Jury'' in the Un Certa ...

'', in 2010 for ''

The French Kissers ''The French Kissers'' (french: Les beaux gosses, lit=The Handsome Kids) is a 2009 French teen sex comedy film co-written and directed by Riad Sattouf, in his feature directorial debut. The film follows Hervé ( Vincent Lacoste), an average teena ...

'', in 2012 for '' House of Pleasures'', in 2016 for '' Summertime'' and in 2021 for '' How to Be a Good Wife''. Her film '' Sentiments'' was nominated for the

César Award for Best Film The winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Film ( French: ''César du meilleur film''). Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Lumières Award for Best Film * Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film ...

in 2004. Her film '' Camille redouble'' was selected to be screened in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD. She was named as one of the jury members for the

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

As actress

As filmmaker

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lvovsky, Noemie 1964 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses French film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters Jewish women writers French women film directors 21st-century French actresses Jewish French actresses Cours Florent alumni