Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer.
Early life and education She was born in Paris,Additional information about Chaos, Berlinale 2002 archive accessed 1 April 2024. the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre and is a trained organist and trapeze artist.
Her stage work began at the Comédie Française and she has written many plays. Her film debut in 1977 was Pourquoi pas!, a love triangle story which was a success around Europe.
Her 1985 comedy Trois hommes et un couffin (remade in the US as Three Men and a Baby was the most commercially successful film of the 1980s in French.
Career In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.
Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973.
Her first film, the documentary film Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978), literally: But What Is It That They Want?, was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public.
Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1986, her first drama for the stage Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit), directed by Benno Besson, had its world premiere. She collaborated with Besson for several years and he also staged Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes1974On s'est trompé d'histoire d'amourScreenplay and role of Anne19757 morts sur ordonnanceRole of Mrs. Mauvagne1977Why Not! (Pourquoi pas)Writer, Director1978Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent?Writer, Director1979Grand-mère de l'IslamWriter, Director1982Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureuxWriter, DirectorShort documentary1985Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin)Writer, Director1989Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (Romuald et Juliette)Writer, Director1992La CriseWriter, Director1996La Belle VerteWriter, Director, role of Mila2001ChaosWriter, Director200318 Years Later (18 ans après)Writer, Director2005Saint-Jacques… La MecqueWriter, Director2010Solutions locales pour un désordre globalWriter, Director2014Tout est permisWriter, Director2014Couleur localeCo-writer and co-director with Samuel TasinajeTV film2015Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la luneDirectorTV film
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultNotes1978Chicago International Film FestivalGold Hugo (Best Feature)Pourquoi pas!1982Venice Film FestivalGolden LionQu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!1985National Academy of Cinema, FranceAcademy Award3 hommes et un couffin1986Academy AwardsAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film 3 hommes et un couffin1986César Awards, FranceBest Film (Meilleur film) 3 hommes et un couffinBest Original Screenplay or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation)Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)1991BAFTA AwardsBest Film Not in the English LanguageRomuald et Juliette1993César Awards, FranceBest Film (Meilleur film)La criseBest Original Screenplay or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation)2002Norwegian International Film FestivalAudience AwardChaos Norwegian Film Critics Award2002César Awards, FranceBest Film (Meilleur film)ChaosBest Original Screenplay or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation)2010São Paulo International Film FestivalAudience AwardSolutions locales pour un désordre global
See also List of female film and television directors List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
Further reading Colville, G. (1993). "On Coline Serreau's Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent? and the Problematics of Feminist Documentary". French Cinema. Nottingham French Studies. Vol. 32. No.1. pp. 84–89.
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