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Coline Serreau
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Coline Serreau speaks with Mouvement Colibris in 2012
Born (1947-10-29) 29 October 1947 (age 77)
Paris, France
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.

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
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
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

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