Brigitte Roüan

Brigitte Roüan born 28 September 1946 is a French director screenwriter and actress Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946 She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal At age 12 she left for convent school in Paris Her acting career began at age 21 on the stage Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais Jacques Rivette and Bertrand Tavernier Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse It won a César Award in 1986 She would become a feature film director with Overseas 1990 which won the Critics Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival She costarred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s The now actordirector would continue in roles including one in Olivier Olivier 1991 for Polish director Agnieszka Holland Rouans 1997 film Post Coitum Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middleaged woman played by Rouan herself and a younger man The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival In 1998 she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival Source Article Brigitte Roüan from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30