Zabou Breitman

1959-

Biography: life and films

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Zabou Breitman (real name: Isabelle Breitman) is a French film actress and film director. She was born in Paris, France on 30 October 1959. The daughter of the screenwriter Jean-Claude Deret and French Canadian actress Céline Léger, Zabou Breitman made her screen debut at the age of four in an episode of the French television series Thierry la Fronde (written by her father) in 1965. She began appearing in films in the early 1980s (under the name Zabou), firstly in walk-on parts (Elle voit des nains partout!, La Boum 2), but soon graduating to more substantial roles, in such films as Philippe Muyl's Cuisine et dépendances (1993) and Philippe Lioret's Tenue correcte exigée (1997). Her versatility is evident from the remarkable range of films she has appeared in, from zany mainstream comedies (Le Double de ma moitié) to serious dramas (Un monde presque paisible).

In 2001, Breitman proved that she was also a very capable film director - her debut feature, Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), was acclaimed by the critics and won three Césars, including the award for Best First Work. In 2004, she directed the star of that film, Isabelle Carré, in a Paris stage production of Roland Topor's play L'Hiver sous la table. Since, she has made a further three full-length films, including the well-received romantic drama Je l'aimais (2009).
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Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

Elle voit des nains partout (1982) [a]

La Boum 2 (1982) [a]

Banzaï (1983) [a]

Gwendoline (1984) [a]

Billy Ze Kick (1985) [a]

Une femme ou deux (1985) [a]

États d'âme (1986) [a]

Le Complexe du kangourou (1986) [a]

Suivez mon regard (1986) [a]

Dandin (1987) [a]

Fucking Fernand (1987) [a]

Le Beauf (1987) [a]

La Travestie (1988) [a]

Les Cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989) [a]

Moitié-moitié (1989) [a]

La Baule-les-Pins (1990) [a]

Promotion canapé (1990) [a]

Blanval (1991) [a]

Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück (1991) [a]

Toujours seuls (1991) [a]

Une époque formidable... (1991) [a]

Juste avant l'orage (1992) [a]

La Crise (1992) [a]

588 rue paradis (1993) [a]

Cuisine et dépendances (1993) [a]

L'Homme idéal (1997) [a]

Tenue correcte exigée (1997) [a]

Ça reste entre nous (1998) [a]

Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique (1999) [a]

Le Double de ma moitié (1999) [a]

Ma petite entreprise (1999) [a]

Bécassine - Le trésor viking (2001) [a]

Se souvenir des belles choses (2001) [a,d,w]

Un monde presque paisible (2002) [a]

Narco (2004) [a]

Le Parfum de la dame en noir (2005) [a]

L'Homme de sa vie (2006) [d,w]

Le Premier jour du reste de ta vie (2008) [a]

Les Insoumis (2008) [a]

Je l'aimais (2009) [d,w]

Rien de personnel (2009) [a]

No et moi (2010) [a,d,w]

L'Exercice de l'État (2011) [a]

Titeuf, le film (2011) [a]

De l'autre côté du périph (2012) [a]

Amitiés sincères (2013) [a]

Des morceaux de moi (2013) [a]

Le Grand méchant loup (2013) [a]

24 jours, la vérité sur l'affaire Ilan Halimi (2014) [a]

Belle comme la femme d'un autre (2014) [a]

Discount (2015) [a]

Entre amis (2015) [a]

Je compte sur vous (2015) [a]

Nos futurs (2015) [a]

Nous trois ou rien (2015) [a]

Arrête ton cinéma! (2016) [a]

Baden Baden (2016) [a]

Il a déjà tes yeux (2016) [a]

Mr & Mme Adelman (2017) [a]



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