Mia Hansen-Løve facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mia Hansen-Løve
Hansen-Løve in 2014
Born	(1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 44) Paris, France
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Actress
Years active	1998–present
Partner(s)	Laurent Perreau former: Olivier Assayas
Children	2

Mia Hansen-Løve (born 5 February 1981) is a talented French film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She has won many awards for her movies. Her first major film, All Is Forgiven, won a special prize for Best First Film in 2007.

Another one of her films, Father of My Children, won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, she received a special honor called Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2016, she won the Silver Bear for Best Director for her film Things to Come at a big film festival in Berlin. She also became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Her Early Life and Inspiration

Mia Hansen-Løve was born on February 5, 1981, in Paris, France. Her parents were both philosophy professors. They separated when Mia was in her twenties. At university, Mia studied German and also learned about philosophy.

As a teenager, Mia enjoyed acting. She appeared in two films directed by Olivier Assayas: Late August, Early September and Sentimental Destinies. In 2001, she started studying at a drama school in Paris. However, she left in 2003 to write reviews for a French film magazine called Cahiers du cinéma. This job helped her realize she wanted to make her own films.

Mia has said that making films gave her strength when she felt a bit lost in her twenties. She believes filmmaking helps her explore big questions about life and beauty.

Mia's Film Career

Mia Hansen-Løve's first film as a director was All Is Forgiven. It was nominated for a César Award for Best First Feature Film in 2008. This is a very important award in French cinema.

Her second film, Father of My Children, was shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Special Jury Prize, which is a significant honor.

Her third film was Goodbye First Love. This movie was partly based on her own life experiences. It premiered at the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival and received a special mention from the jury.

Hansen-Løve in 2012

In 2012, a special event called "Fathers and Daughters: The Films of Mia Hansen-Løve" showed many of her movies.

In 2013, Mia began filming Eden. This film was a drama about a young man discovering the French house music scene in the 1990s. Her brother, Sven, who was a DJ in that era, helped her write the story. The film was first shown at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

After Eden, Mia announced her next film, Things to Come. It starred famous actress Isabelle Huppert. The story is about a philosophy teacher whose life changes when her husband leaves her. This film won Mia the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 2018, her film Maya was shown at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

Mia also made her first English-language film, Bergman Island. It is set on a Swedish island that inspired famous director Ingmar Bergman. The film is about a filmmaking couple who go to the island to write their new screenplays. Bergman Island premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.

Mia Hansen-Løve writes all of her own screenplays. She believes in finding her own unique voice and truth for each film.

What are Her Films About?

Mia Hansen-Løve's films often explore family and romantic relationships. They show how these relationships affect people's lives. Films like Eden, Father of My Children, and Things to Come are inspired by important people or events in her own life. Even though they are personal, she says they are not exactly like her life story.

Her films are known for being very real and not overly dramatic. They have a gentle touch but feel very wise. Mia focuses on small emotional changes rather than big, shocking events. This makes the climactic moments in her films feel very natural.

Common themes in her movies include personal challenges, desires, and big questions about life. Her films also sometimes touch on how France's history affects different generations. Mia's work has been compared to the films of another French director, Éric Rohmer, who also influenced her.

Mia has said that All Is Forgiven, Father of My Children, and Goodbye First Love form a loose series. These films are about the changes young people go through as they become adults. She notes that the daughters in these films are often around 15 to 17 years old. This age is important because it's when young people start to become independent from their families.

Mia's Family Life

Mia Hansen-Løve was in a relationship with director Olivier Assayas from 2002 to 2017. They have a daughter named Vicky, who was born in 2009. Mia had a second child, a son, with filmmaker Laurent Perreau in 2020.

Mia's younger brother is Sven Hansen-Løve. He was a very successful DJ in the 1990s. He was the inspiration for and helped write the film Eden.

Her cousin, Igor Hansen-Løve, is a journalist. He even had a small role in her 2009 film Father of My Children.

Filmography

See also

In Spanish: Mia Hansen-Løve para niños