Coline Serreau

Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer.^[1]

Coline Serreau
Coline Serreau speaks with Mouvement Colibris in 2012
Born	(1947-10-29) 29 October 1947 (age 77) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director and writer

Early life and education

She was born in Paris,^[2] the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre^[2] and is a trained organist and trapeze artist.^[2]

Her stage work began at the Comédie Française and she has written many plays.^[2] Her film debut in 1977 was Pourquoi pas!, a love triangle story which was a success around Europe.^[2]

Her 1985 comedy Trois hommes et un couffin (remade in the US as Three Men and a Baby was the most commercially successful film of the 1980s in French.^[2]

Career

In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.^{[citation needed]}

Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973.^{[citation needed]}

Her first film, the documentary film Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978), literally: But What Is It That They Want?, was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public.

Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin; 1985),^[1] for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[3]

In 1986, her first drama for the stage Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit), directed by Benno Besson, had its world premiere. She collaborated with Besson for several years and he also staged Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Couleur locale	Co-writer and co-director with Samuel Tasinaje
2014	Tout est permis	Writer, Director
2010	Solutions locales pour un désordre global	Writer, Director	[4]
2005	Saint-Jacques… La Mecque	Writer, Director
2003	18 ans après	Writer, Director	[5][6]
2001	Chaos	Writer, Director	[7][8][9]
1996	La Belle Verte	Writer, Director	[10][11]
1992	La Crise	Writer, Director	[12][13]
1989	Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (Romuald et Juliette)	Writer, Director	[1][14][15][16]
1985	Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin)	Writer, Director	[1][17][18][19][20]
1982	Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux	Writer, Director
1979	Grand-mère de l'Islam
1978	Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent?	Writer, Director
1977	Why Not! (Pourquoi pas)	Writer, Director	[21][22]
1974	On s'est trompé d'histoire d'amour	Screenplay and role of Anne

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Notes
2002	Norwegian International Film Festival	Audience Award	Chaos	Won
		Norwegian Film Critics Award		Won
2002	César Awards, France	Best Film (Meilleur film)	Chaos	Nominated	[23]
		Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)		Nominated	[23]
2010	São Paulo International Film Festival	Audience Award	Solutions locales pour un désordre global	Won
1993	César Awards, France	Best Film (Meilleur film)	La crise	Nominated	[23]
		Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)		Won	[23]
1991	BAFTA Awards	Best Film not in the English Language	Romuald et Juliette	Nominated	[24]
1986	César Awards, France	Best Film (Meilleur film)	3 hommes et un couffin	Won	[25][23]
		Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)		Won	[23]
		Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)		Nominated	[23]
1986	Academy Awards (Oscar)	Academy Award for Best International Feature Film	3 hommes et un couffin		[26]
1985	National Academy of Cinema, France	Academy Award	3 hommes et un couffin	Won
1982	Venice Film Festival	Golden Lion	Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!	Nominated
1978	Chicago International Film Festival	Gold Hugo (Best Feature)	Pourquoi pas!	Nominated

See also

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women

References

1. Thomas, Kevin (1990-03-02). "The Frenchwoman Who Delivered a Big 'Baby' to Hollywood : Movies: Her 'Three Men and a Cradle' was turned into you know what. Now she hopes lightning will strike twice with 'Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
2. Additional information about Chaos, Berlinale 2002 archive accessed 1 April 2024.
3. "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
4. Scheib, Ronnie (2011-03-15). "Think Global, Act Rural". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
5. Nesselson, Lisa (2003-02-18). "18 Years Later". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
6. James, Alison (2003-01-20). "Gallic Rendez-Vous woos distribs". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
7. Hohenadel, Kristin (Jan 26, 2002). "FILM; A Feminist Willing To Be, Well, Incorrect". The New York Times. Retrieved Dec 24, 2022.
8. Thomas, Kevin (2003-02-21). "It's a cruel world in 'Chaos'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
9. Holden, Stephen (2003-01-29). "FILM REVIEW; Sexist Pigs Skewered Over a Flamethrower". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
10. Nesselson, Lisa (1996-09-23). "Visit to a Green Planet". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
11. Vourlias, Christopher (2022-06-20). "Greece's Evia Film Project Brings Environmentally Focused Filmmaking to the Fore". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
12. Dupont, Joan; Tribune, International Herald (1992-12-04). "THE MOVIE GUIDE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
13. Rooney, David (1998-06-08). "Paparazzi". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
14. Farber, Stephen (1990-04-08). "FILM; She's Filming Her Movie, Twice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
15. Benson, Sheila (1990-04-13). "MOVIE REVIEWS : From France, Laughter and Romance : Fairy tale: In Coline Serreau's charming 'Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed,' a cleaning woman becomes a goddess". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
16. Maslin, Janet (1990-04-13). "Review/Film; Romance Blooms in a Yogurt War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
17. Darnton, Nina (1986-04-20). "OUI, MONSIEUR, IT'S THEIR BABY, BUT NOT FOR LONG". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
18. Canby, Vincent (1986-04-25). "FILM: '3 MEN AND CRADLE'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
19. "1986 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
20. Variety Staff (1985-01-01). "3 Hommes et un Couffin". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
21. Maslin, Janet (1979-07-23). "Film: Trio Cavort in 'Pourquoi Pas!':Bohemia's Last Gasp". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
22. "4th French Film Festival Starts at Modern March 2". The New York Times. 1978-02-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
23. "Coline Serreau". Académie des César. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
24. "1991 Film Film not in the English Language | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
25. Meisler, Stanley (1986-02-25). "FRENCH HAIL BEST OF FILM WITH CESAR". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
26. "1986 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.

Further reading

• Colville, G. (1993). "On Coline Serreau's Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent? and the Problematics of Feminist Documentary". French Cinema. Nottingham French Studies. Vol. 32. No.1. pp. 84–89.

External links

• Coline Serreau at IMDb