Anne Fontaine facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anne Fontaine
Fontaine in 2020
Born	Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959 (age 65) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, actress
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Philippe Carcassonne ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	1

Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a talented film director, screenwriter, and former actress from Luxembourg. She now lives and works in France, creating many interesting movies.

About Anne Fontaine's Life and Work

Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc was born in Luxembourg City. When she was young, she moved to Lisbon, Portugal. Her father, Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, was a music professor and played the organ in a cathedral. Later, Anne moved to Paris, France. There, she trained in dance and also studied philosophy. Her husband is Philippe Carcassonne, who is a film producer. They have an adopted son named Tienne.

Starting as an Actress

While she was still dancing, Anne got a big chance in 1980. Robert Hossein chose her to play Esmeralda in a play called The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Around this time, she started using the name Anne Fontaine. She continued acting in movies, especially comedies. Some of her well-known acting roles were in Si ma gueule vous plaît... (1981) and P.R.O.F.S.(1985). In 1986, she got an opportunity to be an assistant director for a play.

Becoming a Director and Writer

Anne Fontaine's first movie as a director was Les Histoires d'amour finissent mal... en général (which means Love Affairs Usually End Badly). This film won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1993, which is a special award for new directors.

In 1995, she worked with her brother, Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, on a comedy called Augustin. Two years later, she wrote and directed a very successful movie called Dry Cleaning. This film won an award for Best Screenplay at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. Many people saw this movie as a big step for Anne Fontaine. It showed she was becoming an important person in French cinema.

Later Films and Style

The character Augustin, played by her brother, appeared again in her 1999 film Augustin, King of Kung-Fu. She then directed How I Killed My Father in 2001 and Nathalie... in 2003. Her 2005 movie, Entre ses mains, was a thrilling story. Anne Fontaine herself called it an "intimate thriller."

Another Augustin film, Nouvelle chance (also known as Oh La La), came out in 2006. After that, she directed The Girl From Monaco in 2008. A very famous film she directed was Coco Before Chanel in 2009. This movie was about the early life of the famous fashion designer Coco Chanel.

Anne Fontaine's movies are often called "psychological dramas." This means they explore the deep thoughts and feelings of the characters. She once said that she likes to show the hidden parts of her characters. She finds it interesting when things go wrong unexpectedly in a story. She also mentioned that her stories often have a bit of a tough side to them.

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Awards and Nominations

BAFTA Awards

César Awards

Venice Film Festival

Lumières Award

Other awards

See also

In Spanish: Anne Fontaine para niños

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women