Brigitte Roüan

Brigitte Roüan

Birthdate
September 28, 1946 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Toulon, Var, France
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
September 28, 1946 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Toulon, Var, France
Known For
Acting

Biography

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 co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.

The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.

Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged 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.

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Brigitte Roüan's LGBTQ+ Titles

Love Songs
Love Songs
Julie's Mother

Acting (77)

Ma chair et mon sang
2024
Meet the Barbarians
2023
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste as Elle-même
2022
Forever Young as Philippine
2022
Intérieur Jour as Liv
2020
The Man in the Hat as Hotel Manager
2020
Into the World as Francesca
2019
Andy as Claire
2019
My Polish Honeymoon as Irène Breiman
2018
We Need Your Vote as Jacqueline Prenois
2018
Guy as Gauthier's Mother
2018
The Troubleshooter as Antoinette Dagostino
2018
Train de vies as Isa Lemoine
2018
When Margaux Meets Margaux as La mère
2017
Based on a True Story as The Documentalist
2017
Just to Be Sure as La détective
2017
Going to Brazil as Madame la consule
2016
Love Is Dead as Eliane
2016
From the Land of the Moon as Adéle
2016
Two Birds, One Stone as Amel Brehli
2014
Love at First Fight as Hélène Labrède
2013
The Ultimate Accessory as Martine
2013
Cinéast(e)s as Self
2013
Half-Sister as Veronique
2011
Second Chance as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
2010
Clem as Evelyne Carbonnier (1 episode)
2008
Made in Italy as Marie Elizabeth
2007
Love Songs as Julie's Mother
2006
Juana Had Hair of Gold as Hotel owner
2005
Venus & Apollo as Ingrid (8 episodes)
2004
The Pleasure Is All Mine as Nicole
2004
Totally Nuts
2003
Time of the Wolf as Béa
2001
L'Aîné des Ferchaux as Mireille Bosson (2 episodes)
2001
L'Aîné des Ferchaux as Mireille Bosson
2001
Her Mother, the Whore as Catherine
2001
All About Love as Social worker
1999
Inséparables as Martine
1999
À mort la mort ! as Josiane
1999
Venus Beauty Institute as Madame Marianne
1999
Why Not Me? as Josepha
1999
Baby Blues as Véronique Troney
1997
Marie from the Bay of Angels as Paule
1997
After Sex as Diane Clovier
1997
The Silence of Rak as Woman at cafe
1996
The Lambs as Mother
1996
Je m'appelle Régine as Madame Klein
1996
L'éducatrice as Marcelle
1995
Corps inflammables
1995
The Little Boy as Christina
1994
Jeanne as Victoire
1993
The Honour of the Tribe as Suzanne, la folle
1992
Olivier, Olivier as Elisabeth Duval
1992
Railway Bar as Jeanne
1990
Overseas as Malène
1989
Guys in the Cafe as Christiane
1988
Quand je serai jeune
1987
Charlie Dingo as Marie-Mécanique
1987
The Little Coquette as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
1987
The Murderous Months of April as Clara Haiek
1986
Double Gentlemen as L'épouse de François
1986
Follow My Gaze as La sourde muette
1985
Jeu, set et match as Claire (4 episodes)
1985
Grosse as Constance
1984
Les capricieux
1983
Grain of Sand as Catherine
1982
Ladies' Choice as Marjolaine
1980
My American Uncle as Janine's Friend
1979
The Bit Between the Teeth as La photographe
1979
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses as Françoise, femme de Maurice
1976
Tomorrow's Children as Suzanne
1976
Police Commissioner Moulin as Joëlle Lévêque (1 episode)
1975
The Golden Mass as Rose
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme as The prostitute
1974
Ce que savait Morgan as Amy
1971
Out 1 as Miss Blandish
1971
Out 1 as Miss Blandish (8 episodes)

Directing (6)

2013
A Greek Type of Problem • Director
• Director
2005
Housewarming • Director
• Director
2001
Her Mother, the Whore • Director
• Director
1997
After Sex • Director
• Director
1990
Overseas • Director
• Director
1985
Grosse • Director
• Director

Writing (5)

2013
A Greek Type of Problem • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2001
Her Mother, the Whore • Writer
• Writer
1997
After Sex • Writer
• Writer
1990
Overseas
• Screenplay
• Story