Nicole Garcia
Rating: 4.0/5 (2 votes cast)
Born : April 22, 1946 in Oran, Algeria
Actress, director and screenwriter
Nicole Garcia studied philosophy and acting, winning her first acting award at the Conservatoire before embarking on a career in theatre. But she was drawn to film. She made a name for herself in Bertrand Tavernier’s Let Joy Reign Supreme in 1975 and subsequently worked with directors Henri Verneuil (Body of My Enemy, 1976) and Laurent Heynemann (The Question, 1977). In 1979, her performance in Philippe de Broca’s Practice Makes Perfect earned her popular acclaim and a César award for best supporting actress. She went on to work with the great names of French cinema including Alain Resnais (My American Uncle, 1980), Bertrand Blier (Stepfather, 1981), Claude Lelouch (Bolero: Dance of Life, 1981), Pierre Schoendoerffer (A Captain’s Honor, 1982), Claude Sautet (Waiter!, 1983) and Claude Miller (Little Lili, 2003).
In 1990, her behind-the-camera debut Every Other Weekend was released to critical acclaim, followed by the similarly well-received The Favorite Son in 1994. She has directed seven films, of which the latest, Going Away, was released in early 2014.
She has presented a total of seven films at Cannes as both actress and director.
2014 Actress, director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia is to preside over the Jury for this year’s Caméra d’or award for the best debut film at Cannes. In this opportunity to champion an up-and-coming director she joins the ranks of previous Jury Presidents Bong Joon-Ho, Gael García Bernal, Carlos Diegues and Agnès Varda, who have all in the past contributed their experience and passion for cinema to the deliberations.
Nicole Garcia Filmography
2015 Belles familles by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
2013 Gare du Nord Remix by Claire Simon
2013 Tu honoreras ta mère et ta mèreby Brigitte Roüan
2012 Il est parti dimanche by Nicole Garcia
2012 38 témoins by Lucas Belvaux
2011 Pourquoi tu pleures ? by Katia Lewkowicz
2010 Un balcon sur la mer by Nicole Garcia
2009 Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite) by Bruno Podalydès
2008 Les Bureaux by Dieu de Claire Simon
2008 Plein sud by Sébastien Lifshitz
2006 Ma place au soleil by Eric de Montalier
2006 Mon dernier rôle by Rodolphe Marconi
2006 Selon Charlie by Nicole Garcia
2004 Le dernier jour by Rodolphe Marconi
2004 Ne fais pas ça by Luc Bondy
2003 La petite Lili by Claude Miller
2003 Tristan de Philippe Harel
2001 L’ Adversaire by Nicole Garcia
2002 La Petite Nina by Claude Miller (Actress)
2001 Betty Fisher et autres histoires by Claude Miller
2000 Une fille qui a du chien (Lost & Found)
2004 Le dernier jour by Rodolphe Marconi
2004 Ne fais pas ça by Luc Bondy
2003 La petite Lili by Claude Miller
2003 Tristan de Philippe Harel
2001 L’ Adversaire ( Director /Actress) by Nicole Garcia
2002 La Petite Nina by Claude Miller (Actress)
2001 Betty Fisher et autres histoires by Claude Miller
2000 Une fille qui a du chien (Lost & Found)
1994 Aux petits bonheurs by Michel Deville
1995 Fugueusesby Nadine Trintignant
1998 Place Vendome (Director /Actress)by Nicole Garcia
1999 Kennedy et moi de Sam Karmann (Actress)
1994 Le Fils prefere (Director /Actress) by Nicole Garcia
1991 La femme de l’amant
1990 Un week-end sur deux (Director /Actress) by Nicole Garcia
1987 La Lumière du lac by Francesca Comencini Francesca
1986 Mort un dimanche de pluie by Joël Santoni
1986 L’État de grâce
1985 Le Quatrieme Pouvoir by Serge Leroy
1984 A couteau tire (Cop Killer) by Roberto Faenza
1984 Partenaires by Claude d’Anna
1989 Outremer by Brigitte Rouan
1986 15 août ( Director /Actress) by Nicole Garcia
1986 Un homme et une femme : vingt ans déjà by Claude Lelouch
Nicole Garcia, 4.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings