Bernadette Lafont facts for kids
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Bernadette Lafont
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Lafont in 2007
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| Born | 28 October 1938 Nîmes, France
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| Died | 25 July 2013 (aged 74) Nîmes, France
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| Years active | 1957–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Gérard Blain (1957–1959) Diourka Medveczky (1959–1973) |
| Children | 3, including Pauline Lafont |
Bernadette Lafont (born October 28, 1938 – died July 25, 2013) was a famous French actress. She acted in over 120 movies during her career. Many people thought of her as "the face of the French New Wave" film movement. She once said that acting was "the motor of my existence," meaning it was what drove her life.
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Her Acting Journey
Bernadette Lafont started her acting career in 1958. Her first film was called Les Mistons, which means "The Mischief Makers." She quickly became a key part of the Nouvelle Vague (French New Wave) film movement in the 1960s. This was because she worked with important directors like François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol.
Awards and Recognition
Bernadette Lafont won a special award called the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1986. She received it for her role in the movie An Impudent Girl. The next year, she was nominated again for her work in Masques.
In 2003, she received an Honorary César. This award recognized her many years of great work in French movies. She also helped choose the winners for an education award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. On July 14, 2009, she was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour, which is a very high award in France.
Bernadette Lafont also acted in TV shows. She was a successful stage actress too, performing in plays. Her last film was Paulette, released in 2013. This movie was very popular both in France and in other countries.
Her Family Life
Bernadette Lafont had three children with her husband, Diourka Medveczky. Their names were David, Elisabeth, and Pauline. Pauline was born in 1963 and sadly passed away in 1988.
Her Passing
Bernadette Lafont died on July 25, 2013, in Nîmes, France. She was 74 years old. She passed away due to problems from a heart attack. Her body was cremated, and her family received her ashes.
Selected Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 1958 | Les Mistons | Bernadette Jouve | François Truffaut |
| Le Beau Serge | Marie | Claude Chabrol | |
| La Tour, prends garde ! | uncredited | Georges Lampin | |
| 1959 | Web of Passion | Julie, the waitress | Claude Chabrol |
| 1960 | Les Bonnes Femmes | Jane | Claude Chabrol |
| 1961 | Wise Guys | Ambroisine | Claude Chabrol |
| 1962 | Un clair de lune à Maubeuge | Charlotte | Jean Chérasse |
| 1965 | Compartiment tueurs | Georgette's sister | Constantin Costa-Gavras |
| Les Bons Vivants | Sophie | Georges Lautner | |
| Pleins feux sur Stanislas | Rosine Lenoble | Jean-Charles Dudrumet | |
| 1967 | Lamiel | Pauline | Jean Aurel |
| The Thief of Paris | Marguerite, the waitress | Louis Malle | |
| 1968 | Le Révélateur | the mother | Philippe Garrel |
| The Lost Generation | Marie | András Kovács | |
| 1969 | La Fiancée du pirate | Marie | Nelly Kaplan |
| 1970 | Elise, or Real Life | Anna | Michel Drach |
| 1971 | To Catch a Spy | Simone | Dick Clement |
| Out 1 | Sarah | Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman | |
| 1972 | Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me | Camille Bliss | François Truffaut |
| Trop jolies pour être honnêtes | Bernadette | Richard Balducci | |
| 1973 | The Mother and the ... | Marie | Jean Eustache |
| The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot | Rosemonde | Nina Companeez | |
| 1975 | A Happy Divorce | Jacqueline, the nurse | Henning Carlsen |
| Zig Zag | Pauline | László Szabó | |
| 1976 | Noroît | Giulia | Jacques Rivette |
| 1978 | Violette Nozière | Violetta's cellmate | Claude Chabrol |
| Surprise Sock | Bernadette | Jean-François Davy | |
| La tortue sur le dos | Camille | Luc Béraud | |
| 1979 | Il ladrone | Appula | Pasquale Festa Campanile |
| La Gueule de l'autre | Gisèle Brossard | Pierre Tchernia | |
| 1983 | Cap Canaille | Mireille Kebadjan | Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger |
| 1984 | Canicule | Ségolène | Yves Boisset |
| The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak | the Queen | Just Jaeckin | |
| 1985 | An Impudent Girl | Léone | Claude Miller |
| 1986 | Inspecteur Lavardin | Hélène Mons | Claude Chabrol |
| 1987 | Waiting for the Moon | Fernande Olivier | Jill Godmilow |
| Masques | the masseuse | Claude Chabrol | |
| 1988 | Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale | Madame Dugland | Jean-Pierre Mocky |
| 1991 | Dingo | Angie Cross | Rolf de Heer |
| 1996 | Le Fils de Gascogne | herself | Pascal Aubier |
| 1997 | Genealogies of a Crime | Esther | Raoul Ruiz |
| 2006 | Prête-moi ta main | Geneviève Costa | Éric Lartigau |
| 2007 | Les Petites vacances | Danièle | Olivier Peyon |
| Broken English | Madame Grenelle | Zoe Cassavetes | |
| Nos 18 ans | Adèle | Frédéric Berthe | |
| 2008 | 48 heures par jour | Mélina | Catherine Castel |
| 2012 | Paulette | Paulette | Jérôme Enrico |
| 2013 | Attila Marcel |
See also
In Spanish: Bernadette Lafont para niños
