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Noémie Lvovsky
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Noémie Lvovsky in 2014
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| Born | 14 December 1964 Paris, France
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Noémie Lvovsky (French: [lvɔfski]; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.
She is best known for directing Camille Rewinds and Life Doesn't Scare Me, and for her roles in My Wife Is an Actress, House of Tolerance, Summertime, and Actrices.
She has received numerous awards including a Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film, Cannes Film Festival – Directors' Fortnight – SACD Prize, and French Cineaste of the Year at Cannes Film Festival among others. She has been nominated for 13 César Awards in Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay categories. She has been nominated for numerous other awards including Lumières Award for Best Actress, and Lumières Award for Best Director.
Life and career
Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at La Fémis in Paris, notably a contemporary of Arnaud Desplechin, with whom she often collaborates. Her first two films cast Emmanuelle Devos, who was then at the beginning of her career.
She is the actress with most nominations for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, with seven nominations: in 2002 for My Wife Is an Actress, in 2006 for Backstage, in 2008 for Actrices, in 2010 for The French Kissers, in 2012 for House of Pleasures, in 2016 for Summertime and in 2021 for How to Be a Good Wife. Her film Sentiments was nominated for the César Award for Best Film in 2004.
Her film Camille redouble was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD.
She was named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
As actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | My Wife Is an Actress | Nathalie | |
| 2002 | If I Were a Rich Man | Claire | |
| 2003 | France Boutique | Monique | |
| 2004 | Kings and Queen | Elizabeth | |
| Illustre inconnue | The sister | Short | |
| 2005 | Backstage | Juliette | |
| L'Un reste, l'autre part | Nicole | ||
| 2006 | L'École pour tous | Krikorian | |
| Le Grand Appartement | Charlotte Falingard | ||
| 2007 | Actrices | Nathalie | |
| 2008 | A Simple Heart | Marion Laine | |
| L'Endroit idéal | Rita | Short | |
| 2009 | The French Kissers | Hervé's mother | |
| Coco | Brigitte | ||
| Unlikely Roommates | TV movie | ||
| 2010 | Copacabana | Suzanne | |
| Les Mains libres | Rita | ||
| Bus Palladium | The psy | ||
| Ensemble, nous allons vivre une très, très grande histoire d'amour... | Madame Adélaïde | ||
| La Collection pique sa crise | Chantal | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2011 | House of Tolerance | Marie-France | |
| 17 Girls | The nurse | ||
| Guilty | Edith Marécaux | ||
| Skylab | Aunt Monique | ||
| Bouquet final | The owner | TV movie | |
| In the Spirit Of | Noémie Lvovsky | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2012 | Camille Rewinds | Camille Vaillant | |
| Farewell, My Queen | Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan | ||
| Granny's Funeral | The cryer | ||
| Coming Home | Sabine Faroult | ||
| 2013 | Chez nous c'est trois! | Jeanne Millet | |
| 2014 | My Old Lady | Dr. Florence Horowitz | |
| Jacky in Women's Kingdom | Tata | ||
| Fool Circle | Rebecca | ||
| Weekends in Normandy | Sylvette | ||
| Les Jours venus | The producer | ||
| Tiens-toi droite | Sam | ||
| 2015 | Summertime | Monique Benchiessa | |
| The Sweet Escape | Madame Pirchtate | ||
| Ainsi soient-ils | Jeanne Valadon | TV series (7 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Chocolat | Yvonne Delvaux | |
| Rosalie Blum | Rosalie Blum | ||
| Willy 1er | Catherine | ||
| 2017 | Based on a True Story | The inspector | |
| Demain et tous les autres jours | Madame Zasinger | Also director | |
| Paris etc | Madeleine Zand | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 2018 | Un peuple et son roi | Solange | |
| Nox | Elisabeth Sereny | TV Mini-Series | |
| Les Impatientes | Maude Girard | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2019 | Invisibles | Hélène | |
| The Summer House | Nathalie | Also writer | |
| Deux fils | Magalie | ||
| Play | Anthony Marciano | ||
| 2020 | Working Girls | Dominique | |
| How to Be a Good Wife | Marie-Thérèse | ||
| 2022 | Scarlet | Adeline | |
| Nobody's Hero | Isadora | ||
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry |
As filmmaker
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1986 | La Belle | Yes | Short film | |
| 1987 | Une visite | Yes | Short film | |
| 1989 | Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1990 | Embrasse-moi | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1992 | The Sentinel | Yes | Also as casting director | |
| 1994 | Oublie-moi | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | The Phantom Heart | Yes | ||
| 1996 | Clubbed to Death (Lola) | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Les Années Lycée: Petites | Yes | Yes | Telefilm |
| 1999 | Life Doesn't Scare Me | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | It's Easier for a Camel... | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Feelings | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | Actrices | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Let's Dance | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Camille Rewinds | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | A Castle in Italy | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Les Trois Sœurs | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 2016 | Demain et tous les autres jours | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Les Estivants | Yes | ||
Awards And Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Notes |
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| 2023 | César Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Les Amandiers | Nominated | |
| 2020 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | How to Be a Good Wife | Nominated | |
| 2015 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Summertime | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Lumières Award | Best Actress | Camille Rewinds | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Film | Nominated | ||||
| Special Award | Won | ||||
| César Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Locarno International Film Festival | Variety Piazza Grande Award | Won | |||
| Cannes Film Festival | Directors' Fortnight – SACD Prize | Won | |||
| 2011 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | House of Tolerance | Nominated | |
| 2009 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The French Kissers | Nominated | |
| 2007 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Actrices | Nominated | |
| 2005 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Backstage | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Feelings | Nominated | |
| César Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film | Won | |||
| 2001 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Wife Is an Actress | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Prix Jean Vigo | Life Doesn't Scare Me | Won | ||
| Locarno International Film Festival | Youth Jury Award | Won | |||
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won | ||||
| Silver Leopard (Young Cinema) | Won | ||||
| Cannes Film Festival | French Cineaste of the Year | Won | |||
| Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Director | Won | |||
| 1994 | Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Oublie-moi | Won | |
| 1989 | Brest European Short Film Festival | Grand Prix | Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non | Won | |
| Munich International
Festival of Film Schools |
Jury Award | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Noémie Lvovsky para niños
