Catherine Breillat
Date of birth: 1948-07-13
Place of birth: Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
Known for: Directing
Also known as:
Biography
Catherine Breillat (born 13 July 1948 in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres) is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.
Movie Credits
Last Tango in Paris
1972-12-15
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
Anatomy of Hell
2004-01-28
A woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she's "unwatchable".
Dracula and Son
1976-09-14
With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Dracula and his son Ferdin
The Housekeeper
2002-11-13
After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apa
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
2009-12-21
Mutantes sheds light on a feminism that was little talked about in France. This documentary comprise
Abuse of Weakness
2013-09-06
A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.
Catherine Breillat: The First Time
2013-02-10
Luc Moullet’s surprisingly tender look at Catherine Breillat, whose powerful explorations of female
Salò: Fade to Black
2001-01-01
A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.
Great Directors
2009-05-19
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David
Images of Women of the Social Corset
2011-01-05
A man asks himself about the image of women who are offered for his gaze. A documentary about the im
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel
1973-05-01
A Season in the Life of Emmanuel, a newborn who witnesses the drastic changes a French family experi
Le dialogue dans le marécage
1973-07-31
The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by Margue
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
2016-07-18
Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this document
Children of Salò
2002-10-24
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000-07-09
The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different co
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019-12-14
Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelib
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013-08-28
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6
Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film
2025-04-08
In recent years, Hollywood productions have turned away from sensuality. Is the sex scene on the ver
French Beauty
2005-06-01
A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.
No Mercy
2026-02-27
From the starting point of her admiration for the pioneering Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova (1934
Indie Sex: Teens
2008-01-04
Underage sexual activity is one of the most taboo subjects on screen. The film traces the history an