Coline Serreau facts for kids
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Coline Serreau
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Coline Serreau speaks with Mouvement Colibris in 2012
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| Born | 29 October 1947 Paris, France
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| Occupation | Actress, film director and writer |
Coline Serreau (born October 29, 1947) is a talented French actress, film director, and writer. She is known for creating movies and plays.
Her 1985 comedy Trois hommes et un couffin (which was remade in the US as Three Men and a Baby) was a huge success. It became the most popular French film of the 1980s.
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Early Life and Training
Coline Serreau was born in Paris, France. Her father, Jean-Marie Serreau, was a famous theatre director. Her mother, Geneviève Serreau, was an actress.
Growing up in Paris, Coline studied many different subjects. She learned about literature, music, and theatre. She even became a trained organist and a trapeze artist!
Her work on stage began at the famous Comédie-Française theatre. She has written many plays for the stage. Her first movie, Pourquoi pas!, came out in 1977. It was a love story that became popular across Europe.
Her Career in Film and Theatre
Coline Serreau started her acting career in 1970 at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. She wrote her very first movie script in 1973.
Her first film was a documentary film called Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978). This title means "But What Is It That They Want?". The movie showed interviews with women from different backgrounds. Their honest stories surprised many people.
Her biggest movie success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin). This movie came out in 1985. Coline won three César Awards for it in 1986. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This is a very important award for movies not made in English.
In 1986, Coline wrote her first play for the stage, called Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit). A director named Benno Besson helped bring it to life. She worked with Besson for several years. He also directed her plays Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).
Coline Serreau's Films
Coline Serreau has written and directed many films. Here are some of them:
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Couleur locale | Co-writer and co-director |
| 2014 | Tout est permis | Writer, Director |
| 2010 | Solutions locales pour un désordre global | Writer, Director |
| 2005 | Saint-Jacques… La Mecque | Writer, Director |
| 2003 | 18 ans après | Writer, Director |
| 2001 | Chaos | Writer, Director |
| 1996 | La Belle Verte | Writer, Director |
| 1992 | La Crise | Writer, Director |
| 1989 | Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed
(Romuald et Juliette) |
Writer, Director |
| 1985 | Three Men and a Cradle
(Trois hommes et un couffin) |
Writer, Director |
| 1982 | Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux | Writer, Director |
| 1978 | Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent? | Writer, Director |
| 1977 | Why Not!
(Pourquoi pas) |
Writer, Director |
| 1974 | On s'est trompé d'histoire d'amour | Screenplay and role of Anne |
Awards and Recognitions
Coline Serreau has won many awards for her work in film.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2002 | Norwegian International
Film Festival |
Audience Award | Chaos | Won |
| Norwegian Film Critics Award | Won | |||
| 2002 | César Awards, France | Best Film | Chaos | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | São Paulo International
Film Festival |
Audience Award | Solutions locales pour un désordre global | Won |
| 1993 | César Awards, France | Best Film | La crise | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | |||
| 1991 | BAFTA Awards | Best Film Not in the English Language | Romuald et Juliette | Nominated |
| 1986 | César Awards, France | Best Film | 3 hommes et un couffin | Won |
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 1986 | Academy Awards (Oscar) | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | 3 hommes et un couffin | |
| 1985 | National Academy
of Cinema, France |
Academy Award | 3 hommes et un couffin | Won |
| 1982 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! | Nominated |
| 1978 | Chicago International
Film Festival |
Gold Hugo (Best Feature) | Pourquoi pas! | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Coline Serreau para niños
