Faces of 7th Art

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Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve , is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time César Award nominee, she won for her performances in Truffaut's The Last Metro (1980), for which she also won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress, and Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992)...Deneuve made her film debut in 1957 at the age of 13, in a film shot the year earlier when she was only 12. She first came to prominence in Jacques Demy's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She went on to star for Polanski in Repulsion (1965), and for Buñuel in Belle de Jour (1967) and Tristana (1970). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for Belle de Jour, and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Indochine. She also won the 1998 Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Place Vendôme. Her English-language films include The April Fools (1969), Hustle (1975), The Hunger (1983), Dancer in the Dark (2000), and The Musketeer (2001). Other notable films include Mississippi Mermaid (1969), Scene of the Crime (1986), My Favourite Season (1993), 8 Women (2002), Persepolis (2007), Potiche (2010), The Brand New Testament (2015), and Bonne Pomme (2017)..Catherine Deneuve 22/10/1943 - she is 79 today....

Considérée comme l'une des plus grandes actrices françaises de sa génération et de la seconde partie du xxe siècle, elle est l'égérie de réalisateurs majeurs comme Jacques Demy, François Truffaut ou André Téchiné. Elle compte dans sa filmographie plusieurs autres grands noms de l'histoire du cinéma, comme Luis Buñuel, Roman Polanski, Mauro Bolognini, Robert Aldrich, Marco Ferreri, Dino Risi, Tony Scott, Manoel de Oliveira, Raoul Ruiz, Hirokazu Kore-eda ou encore Lars von Trier.

Elle obtient deux Césars de la meilleure actrice (pour Le Dernier Métro et pour Indochine), une nomination à l'Oscar de la meilleure actrice (pour Indochine) et un prix d'interprétation dans les trois plus grands festivals de cinéma Cannes, Venise et Berlin.

Je l'ai rencontrée pour la première fois à Cannes en 1983 où je l'ai photographiee au célèbre fumoir de Carlton.

Elle restera pour moi inoubliable dans la pièce de Luis Buñuel ''La belle du jour'', ainsi que plus tard dans la pièce de Buñuel ''Tristana''.