Catherine Breillat

Catherine Breillat

Birthday: 1948-07-13

Place of Birth: Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France

Biography: Catherine Breillat (born 13 July 1948 in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres) is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.

Movies

Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman....

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Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell

A woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she's "unwatchable"....

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Dracula and Son
Dracula and Son

With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Dracula and his son Ferdin...

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The Housekeeper
The Housekeeper

After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apa...

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Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

Mutantes sheds light on a feminism that was little talked about in France. This documentary comprise...

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Abuse of Weakness
Abuse of Weakness

A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man....

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Catherine Breillat: The First Time
Catherine Breillat: The First Time

Luc Moullet’s surprisingly tender look at Catherine Breillat, whose powerful explorations of female ...

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Salò: Fade to Black
Salò: Fade to Black

A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'....

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Great Directors
Great Directors

Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David...

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Images of Women of the Social Corset
Images of Women of the Social Corset

A man asks himself about the image of women who are offered for his gaze. A documentary about the im...

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Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel

A Season in the Life of Emmanuel, a newborn who witnesses the drastic changes a French family experi...

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Le dialogue dans le marécage
Le dialogue dans le marécage

The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by Margue...

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Les réalisatrices contemporaines:  l'état des choses
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this document...

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Children of Salò
Children of Salò

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Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different co...

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30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelib...

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Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6...

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Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film
Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film

In recent years, Hollywood productions have turned away from sensuality. Is the sex scene on the ver...

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French Beauty
French Beauty

A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema....

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No Mercy
No Mercy

From the starting point of her admiration for the pioneering Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova (1934...

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Indie Sex: Teens
Indie Sex: Teens

Underage sexual activity is one of the most taboo subjects on screen. The film traces the history an...

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