Maïwenn
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco, known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer). Following her marriage to director Luc Besson and the birth of their daughter in 1993, Maïwenn interrupted her career for several years. During this period, she only appeared in a supporting part in Besson's Léon (1994), in which she was credited as Ouin-Ouin. She also directed the film's making-of. Perhaps Maïwenn's most internationally-seen film role was her appearance as the alien Diva Plavalaguna in Besson's The Fifth Element (1997). After she and Besson divorced, Maïwenn returned to France. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. She appeared in several notable movies, including the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. By the time the film came out in 2003, she had decided she wanted to try directing. In 2006, Maïwenn wrote and directed her first feature film, Pardonnez-moi, a drama about a dysfunctional family.[6][10] She also starred in the film which earned her nominations for the César Award for Best First Feature Film and César Award for Most Promising Actress in the 2007. Her second film was Le bal des actrices (2009, All About Actresses), in which she appears as herself making a documentary. She achieved international recognition when her third film, the social drama Polisse (2011), won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Maïwenn's 2015 film Mon roi was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in the 2020 film, DNA, an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in her first period film, the 2023 film Jeanne du Barry about the life of Madame du Barry with Louis XV portrayed by Johnny Depp, which opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival out of competition and earned the highest French gross for a Cannes opening film since 2013.
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High Tension
as AlexiaBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded...
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Polisse
as MelissaParis, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit,...
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Jeanne du Barry
as Jeanne Du BarryThe life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress...
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One Deadly Summer
as Eliane, childIn spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to...
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Breaking Point
as DelphineMathieu owes everything to his friend Vincent : his house, his job, and even his life, ten years...
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All Inclusive
as PalomaA man goes on an all-inclusive vacation to the Caribbean and finds out he must share his room...
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All About Actresses
as MaïwennA director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the...
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Love Is the Perfect Crime
as Anna EggbaumMarc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor —...
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The Price of Success
as LindaA comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.
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DNA
as NeigeDNA revolves around a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her...
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Neneh Superstar
as Marianne BellageBorn to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet...
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Our Ties
as EmmaMoussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. This is the opposite of...
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Tralala
as BarbaraA 48-year-old homeless singer and composer receive a cryptic message that makes him believe he...
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Pirate TV
as YasminaIt all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's...
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The Man in the Hat
as ChloeThe Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a...
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State of Grace
as uncreditedShe is Florence Vannier-Buchet. Married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet. Florence leads a...
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D'un film à l'autre
as Self (archive footage)On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an...
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Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
as Rôle : une Parisienne qui galèreParis, December 1999. A group of Parisians cross paths. A police commissioner madly in love with...
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The Courage to Love
as ShaaA picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub...
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Pardonnez-moi
as VioletteExpecting her first child, actress Violette decides to dive deep into her dysfunctional family's...
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The Elegant Criminal
as HermineOn 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives...
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La Gamine
as Carole LambertA teen girl is wrongfully suspected for a crime. A former cop helps her to proof her innocence....
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Sisters
as NorahFor thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope...
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The Other Night
as JoanWhen Éric and Marie go to meet their parents at the harbor for the holidays, the latter are...
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L'Oiseau rare
as DianeA woman in her forties takes stock of her past years. She has led a full life, with lots of...
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I'm an actrice
as Isabelle, the motherBaba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her...
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The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
as Scarecrow (segment "Promises")1. Dreams 2. Linger 3. Zombie 4. Ode To My Family 5. I Can´t Be With You 6. Ridiculous Thoughts...
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Osmosis
as une amie à la fêteAbel awash in his conquests phone numbers, Remi raises metaphysical questions about his look,...
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Zone interdite
as SelfThe zone interdite refers to two distinct territories established in German-occupied France...
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Quotidien
as Self - GuestQuotidien is a French television program presented by Yann Barthès and broadcast from September...
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Nox
as Julie SusiniA mother, herself retired from the police, embarks on an underground exploration of Paris to...
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