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Lorraine Lévy

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Lorraine Lévy
Lorraine Lévy in 2008
Born (1964-01-29) 29 January 1964 (age 60)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, playwright, stage director
Years active1987–present

Lorraine Lévy (born 29 January 1964) is a French screenwriter, film and stage director, and playwright. She is the sister of writer Marc Levy.[1][2]

Life and career

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After studying literature and law, Lévy became a screenwriter for Jean-Loup Dabadie and René Cleitman while also working as an editor for a publishing house that specializes in art. In 1985, she founded the stage company Compagnie de l'Entracte which staged her first play Finie la comédie (1987). Mostly a screenwriter, she has written screenplays for many telefilms and several episodes of the series Joséphine, ange gardien. In 2004, she made her feature film directorial debut with the comedy film The First Time I Turned Twenty.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter
1998–2002 Joséphine, ange gardien Yes TV series
2002 Les Frangines Yes Telefilm
2003 Père et Maire Yes TV series
2003 L'Emmerdeuse Yes Telefilm; episode "Les Caprices de l'amour"
2003 Maquette ! Yes Short film
2003 Lagardère Yes Telefilm
2004 The First Time I Turned Twenty Yes Yes
2005 Ma meilleure amie Yes Telefilm
2006 L'Homme de ta vie Yes Telefilm
2007 Dix films pour en parler Yes Short film
2007 L'Affaire Sacha Guitry Yes Telefilm
2008 Mes amis, mes amours Yes Yes
2008 De sang et d'encre Yes Telefilm
2009 Cartouche, le brigand magnifique Yes Telefilm
2010 Un divorce de chien Yes Yes Telefilm
2012 The Other Son Yes Yes Tokyo International Film Festival - Grand Prix
Tokyo International Film Festival - Best Director
2015 Les Yeux ouverts Yes Yes Telefilm
2016 Marion, 13 ans pour toujours Yes Telefilm
2017 Knock Yes Yes

Theatre

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Year Title Notes
1987 Finie la comédie
1990 Le Partage
1991 Zelda ou Le Masque Prix Beaumarchais
1993 La Vie extraordinaire de Léonie Coudray
1993 Noces de cuir

References

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  1. ^ "Lorraine Lévy". France Inter.
  2. ^ "Lorraine Lévy". Le Figaro.
  3. ^ "Lorraine Lévy". Canal+.
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