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Muriel Coulin
Delphine and Muriel Coulin are French sisters who form a directing duo. They are best known for their film ''17 Girls''. Early career Muriel Coulin began work as a cinematographer and camera assistant throughout the 1990s. Delphine is also a novelist. The sisters began collaborating on films in 1997 with the short film ''Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux'' (a reference to Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus). Film career The sisters made their feature film debut in 2011 with the film ''17 Girls'' which was loosely based on the story of a group of American teenage girls who decided to become pregnant at the same time. The film played at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015 the sisters announced that their second film would be ''The Stopover'', starring actress/singer Soko. The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. They jointly won the award for Best Screenplay from the Un Certain Regard jury. Filmography *''Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennebont
Hennebont (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the ''Ville Close'', the medieval walled town, and the 17th century ''Ville Neuve'' on the left bank and the oldest site: the ''Vieille Ville'' on the right. The old walled town (Ville Close) still has traces of its medieval ramparts dating from the 13th to 15th centuries as well as a large fortified 15th century gatehouse complete with double-doors with drawbridge slots, known as the ''Porte du Broërec''. Map History Breton War of Succession Hennebont is famed for its resistance, under Joanna of Flanders, the widow of Jean de Montfort, to the armies of Philip of Valois and Charles of Blois when besieged in 1342 during the War of the Breton Succession. A century before Joan of Arc, Jeanne dressed herself in armor and led the resistance to the besieger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
