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 29 October 1947) is a talented French artist. She is known for her work as an actress, a film director, and a writer. She has created many popular movies and plays.
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Early Life and Learning
Coline Serreau was born in Paris, France. Her father, Jean-Marie Serreau, was a famous theatre director (someone who guides actors and crew in a play). Her mother, Geneviève Serreau, was an actress.
Growing up in Paris, Coline studied many things. She learned about literature, music, and theatre. She even became a trained organist and a trapeze artist!
Her first acting jobs were at the Comédie-Française, a famous French theatre. She also wrote many plays. Her first film as a director was Pourquoi pas! in 1977. It was a love story that became popular across Europe.
In 1985, she directed a comedy called Trois hommes et un couffin. This movie was a huge success in France. It was even remade in the United States as Three Men and a Baby.
Amazing Career Highlights
Coline Serreau started her acting career in 1970. She performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.
She wrote her very first movie script, called a screenplay, in 1973.
Her first documentary film was Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978). A documentary film shows real events or people. This movie featured interviews with women from different backgrounds. Their honest stories surprised many people.
Her biggest hit movie was the comedy Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin). This film came out in 1985. It was so successful that Coline won three César Awards in 1986. The César Awards are like the French Oscars. Her film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the United States.
In 1986, Coline wrote her first play for the stage. It was called Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit). A director named Benno Besson helped bring it to life. Coline worked with Benno Besson on several plays over the years. These included Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Couleur locale | Co-writer and co-director with Samuel Tasinaje | |
| 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 | |
| 1979 | Grand-mère de l'Islam | ||
| 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 Nominations
Coline Serreau has won many awards for her films. These awards show how talented she is as a director and writer.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes |
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| 2002 | Norwegian International
Film Festival |
Audience Award | Chaos | Won | |
| Norwegian Film Critics Award | Won | ||||
| 2002 | César Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | Chaos | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay,
Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) |
Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | São Paulo International
Film Festival |
Audience Award | Solutions locales pour un désordre global | Won | |
| 1993 | César Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | La crise | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay,
Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) |
Won | ||||
| 1991 | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Romuald et Juliette | Nominated | |
| 1986 | César Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | 3 hommes et un couffin | Won | |
| Best Screenplay,
Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) |
Won | ||||
| Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | 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
- List of female film and television directors
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
