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Valérie Donzelli

Date of birth: 1973-03-02

Place of birth: Épinal, Vosges, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Valérie Donzelli

Biography

Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film Declaration of War (2011).

Movie Credits

Right Under My Eyes
1.7

Right Under My Eyes

2002-06-23

Young computer enthusiast Liam runs a website streaming video of his every action captured on a webc

Starring Grandma
3.3

Starring Grandma

2020-10-13

Frankie Wallach, 25-year-old director, is fascinated by her grand-mother Julia, 94 years old, her de

Who Killed Bambi?
3

Who Killed Bambi?

2003-12-24

Isabelle, a beautiful nursing student, is starting her internship at a prestigious hospital. She mee

Motus
4.5

Motus

2003-03-15

Josephine, married and mother of two children, is gradually moving away from her husband Antoine. Sh

In His Hands
3

In His Hands

2005-09-11

In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insura

Time Has Come
2

Time Has Come

2005-07-13

In a time and place indeterminate a bandit has kidnapped Rixo Lomadis Bron’s daughter. Bron is a wea

Bachelor Days Are Over
2.5

Bachelor Days Are Over

2011-06-15

Nervous about his upcoming wedding, a man faces temptation from another woman.

The Best Day of My Life
2.6

The Best Day of My Life

2005-01-05

Not too excited Arthur asks marriage Lola. What should have been a quiet ceremony evolves in somethi

The Art of Seduction
2.4

The Art of Seduction

2011-07-27

Jean-François is a psychoanalyst in love with one of his patients. When she decides to stop therapy,

Declaration of War
3.5

Declaration of War

2011-08-31

Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make

The Queen of Hearts
2.8

The Queen of Hearts

2009-01-24

In this musical take on everyday life, Adele is devastated after a painful breakup. Her distant cous

Frédérique amoureuse
0.5

Frédérique amoureuse

2004-05-09

In what way is the life of a woman with a reliable husband and two nice kids transformed when what s

Belleville Tokyo
2.4

Belleville Tokyo

2011-06-01

Un couple se dirige vers un train en partance pour Venise. Sur le quai, Julien annonce à Marie qu’il

Martha... Martha
2.4

Martha... Martha

2001-10-03

Having received a frosty reception when visiting her parents, Martha drags her husband Reymond and i

Iris in Bloom
2.6

Iris in Bloom

2011-07-27

An 18-year-old beauty develops an attraction to an older photographer.

This Life of Mine
2.8

This Life of Mine

2024-09-18

Barbie, once an attractive, devoted mother and partner, faces newfound challenges as she turns 55, d

Making Of
2.8

Making Of

2024-01-10

Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting

Opium
2

Opium

2013-10-02

The frustrated loves of Jean Cocteau and Raymond Radiguet at the beginning of the 1920s. The death o

Passés troubles
0.5

Passés troubles

2006-01-01

A former police officer, Marc Lorca, sees his wife die from a terrible car accident, which occurred

Tender Souls
1.5

Tender Souls

2001-12-05

Jacques, 50-something bachelor painter and great seducer, is about to receive the charming Claire fo

The Big Bad Wolf
2.6

The Big Bad Wolf

2013-06-27

Once upon a time in 2012, three brothers lived happily. One day their mom fell into a coma. So Henri

Longwave
2.8

Longwave

2013-08-11

It is April 1974 and Julie Dujonc-Renens, young feminist journalist and the cunning Joseph-Marie Cau

The Good Life
3

The Good Life

2009-05-07

Desillussioned by life, Béa decides to commit suicide. She is interrupted by a phone call with a pro

Jours de chance
0

Jours de chance

Odile...
0.5

Odile...

2006-07-01

An ordinary bakery beside a country road. Behind the counter stands Odile, so ordinary it hurts. One

7 Years
2.2

7 Years

2006-01-01

A devoted young woman becomes ensnared in a web of sexuality and betrayal in Jean-Pascal Hattu’s con

50 Days in the Desert
0

50 Days in the Desert

2016-01-09

Documentary about the making of Les Chevaliers blancs, the film Lafosse worked on for seven weeks in

Cold Lands
2.4

Cold Lands

1999-12-01

A young Frenchman of Arab descent, Djamel, becomes convinced that his long-lost father is a rich fac

The White Knights
2.8

The White Knights

2015-10-13

Jacques Arnault, head of Sud Secours NGO, is planning a high impact operation: he and his team are g

What Love Means
1.7

What Love Means

2008-03-26

The movie, for the most part, charts the AIDS epidemic in France from 1980 – present through the mic

A Stormy Summer Night
2.2

A Stormy Summer Night

2015-10-07

Pierre and Maria, a Parisian couple, travel to Spain with their daughter and her friend. When a viol

Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde
0.5

Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde

2008-02-12

Adèle, a thirty years old woman decides to contact Vidal, a musician she admires. He answers and she

The Vanishing Lion
3

The Vanishing Lion

2003-03-24

An adventure of three characters: Clarisse, a psychic’s apprentice, Lazare, who works at the Parisia

Vultures
3.2

Vultures

2025-07-02

Samuel, a journalist, and Ava, his intern and daughter, cover the murder of a young girl for their m

The Necrophile
1.9

The Necrophile

2004-07-13

A story of a very ordinary man who just happens to be necrophile. (He is also like to eat cockroach

The Man Who Wanted a Child
0

The Man Who Wanted a Child

2007-03-21

Alfred lives with his mother in a small village keeping chickens and selling eggs at the local marke

The Musicians
3.1

The Musicians

2025-05-07

Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father's dream: to bring together four Stradivari

Capri
0

Capri

2008-01-01

Cinéast(e)s
0

Cinéast(e)s

2013-10-15

Is there such a thing as strictly feminine cinema? Is it more difficult for a woman than for a man t

Le chien, le chat et le cibachrome
0

Le chien, le chat et le cibachrome

2001-02-01

Samuel goes to Nice to pass the exam of the School of Fine Arts. He is accompanied by Nordine, uncul

Abattoir
1

Abattoir

2007-09-21

Marc works in a slaughterhouse. All day long, he operates a bandsaw. One day an accident occurs: the

Losing It
3.1

Losing It

2019-04-24

Roman loves Camille as much as he loves his two daughters. But he is hiding from all of them a serio

Notre Dame
2.5

Notre Dame

2019-12-18

Maud is an architect and a mother. Due to a misunderstanding, she wins the competition to refurbish

Cap Nord
3

Cap Nord

2012-04-18

A party, musical love stories: head North, on a Northern Soul rhythm.

Come Undone
3.2

Come Undone

2000-06-07

Story of two gorgeous, young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and thr

Hear Me Out
3.1

Hear Me Out

2021-11-17

Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable

Azuro
2.3

Azuro

2022-03-30

It’s summer, the heat is overwhelming and the weather is out of whack. A group of friends are enjoyi

Hand in Hand
2.8

Hand in Hand

2012-12-19

From the moment they meet - and against their will - Helene and Joachim begin a lovers' dance they a

Madeleine Collins
3

Madeleine Collins

2021-07-21

Judith leads a double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand Abdel, with whom she is r

Alter Ego
0

Alter Ego

2026-03-04

Alex, a quiet forty-something, leads an ordinary life until new neighbours move in. The husband is A

Rue du Conservatoire
3.5

Rue du Conservatoire

2024-09-18

In 1996 I took the conservatory exam. I missed it. A year ago I was asked to do a masterclass on act

The Untouchable
3

The Untouchable

2006-12-06

On her birthday, a young actress learns her father is a Hindu man her mother met in India. She deca

Ivory Tower
3.2

Ivory Tower

2010-08-11

The film revolves around a sibling rivalry between two brothers, Hershell and Thadeus Graves (played

Les jours d'après
0

Les jours d'après

Claude
0

Claude

At Work
0

At Work

2026-02-04

A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.

Saint Laurent
3.1

Saint Laurent

2014-09-23

1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came