Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal (born November 29, 1953 in Lyon , † August 30, 1996 in Garches ) was a French actress and director .
Life
Pascal grew up in Lyon and studied literature there. At times she appeared in amateur theater performances. She was discovered at the age of 20 by Bertrand Tavernier for the film Der Uhrmacher von St. Paul (1974). Christine Pascal made a total of five films with Tavernier, including When the Festival Begins ... (1975), for which she earned a César nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 1979 she was cast by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda in Wilko's Girls .
In 1978 she worked as an assistant director for the filming of Yves Yersin's Kleine Fluchten , where she met the Swiss producer Robert Boner, who was the production manager for the film . The two married in 1982 and Christine Pascal took on Swiss citizenship. In 1979 she first directed the drama Félicité , in which she also took the title role and for which she had written the autobiographical screenplay.
In the following years she continued to work as an actress. In 1986 she appeared in Bertrand Tavernier's jazz drama At Midnight . She also wrote and directed a total of five films between 1979 and 1995, including the thriller La Garce (1984) with Isabelle Huppert . The relationship drama The Flight of the Butterfly (1992), which was successful with both critics and audiences , was nominated for the César for Best Film . Christine Pascal received a nomination for best director , the actors Richard Berry and Anémone received nominations for "Best Actor". The film also received the Louis Delluc Prize for the best French cinema production of 1992. Christine Pascal's next and last film as a writer and director, the comedy Affair for Beginners (1995), on the other hand, had little success. It was to be her last film project ever.
During a stay in a psychiatric hospital in Garches in Paris Christine Pascal committed 1996 suicide . She found her final resting place on the Parisian Cimetière du Père Lachaise (8th Division, Avenue Casimir Périer, row 4).
Filmography
As an actress
- 1974: The watchmaker of St. Paul (L'horloger de Saint-Paul)
- 1974: The Persecuted (Les Guichets du Louvre)
- 1975: When the festival begins ... (Que la fête commence ...)
- 1976: Our way is the best (La meilleure façon de marcher)
- 1979: The girls from Wilko (Panny z Wilka)
- 1983: Entre Nous - dreams of tenderness (Coup de foudre)
- 1986: At midnight (Round Midnight)
- 1987: On the big way (Le grand chemin)
- 1991: Rien que des mensonges
- 1993: When men fall (Regarde les hommes tomber)
- 1994: The smile (Le sourire)
As a director and writer
- 1979: Félicité
- 1984: La garce
- 1989: Zanzibar
- 1992: The Flight of the Butterfly (Le petit prince a dit)
- 1995: Affair for beginners (Adultère, mode d'emploi)
Web links
- Christine Pascal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Christine Pascal ( Memento from May 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Nerger: The grave of Christine Pascal. In: knerger.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pascal, Christine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actress and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1996 |
| Place of death | Garches |