Florence Pernel
Florence Pernel | |
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 Pernel in 2014 | |
| Born | 30 May 1962 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Patrick Rotman |
Florence Pernel (born 30 May 1962) is a French actress.
Early life
[edit]Pernel was born on 30 May 1962 in Paris.[1]
She began her acting career at the age of 10 with the TV serial Plein soleil and two years later she made her film debut with Just Jaeckin-directed Girls.[2] She was nominated for César Award in the category Most Promising Actress for her performance in Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt !, directed by Denys Granier-Deferre.[2][3] At age 16 she visited a theater class from Didier Betourne that allowed her a scholarship from the Foundation of Marcel Bleu-Blanchet. From 1991 to 1992 she studied at Studio Pygmalion with Professor Pascal Luneau and from 1993 to 1997, she again took acting classes at Didier Betourne.
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]She had her breakthrough as an adult when she played the character of Sandrine in the 1993 drama film Three Colors: Blue (French: Trois couleurs:bleu) directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski.[4] She acted alongside Juliette Binoche and Benoît Régent in the film,[5] and her role earned her a César award nomination in the "Best female debut" category.[2][6]
In 2000 she played the role of Helene-Anne in the Spanish-language political drama Yoyes directed by Helena Taberna.[7] Pernel played the role of Nicolas Sarkozy's second wife, Cécilia, in the 2011 biopic The Conquest, directed by Xavier Durringer.[8][9][10] Her co-stars were Denis Podalydès, who played Sarkozy, and Bernard Le Coq.[11] The film was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed]
TV
[edit]She has also acted in several TV movies.[12] In 2009 she played the lead role of Caroline Delaume in the six-part French television series Mes amis, mes amours, mes emmerdes.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She is the wife of the historian Patrick Rotman.[2] The couple has two children.
References
[edit]- ^ "Florence Pernel". IMDb. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Serbini, Sophie. "Florence Pernel: Sa biographie" [Florence Pernel: Biography]. Allocine (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Florence Pernel : " Caroline n'est pas un personnage très équilibré ! "" [Florence Pernel "Caroline is not a very balanced character! "]. Antenne Reunion (in French). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ Roger Ebert (2012). 25 Great French Films: Ebert's Essentials. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-4494-2149-6. OCLC 798353377.
- ^ Jordi Agustí; Marek Haltof; Mauricio Antón (2013). The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance. Columbia University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-231-50402-7. OCLC 427446847.
- ^ "Polish Cultural Institute". Polish Cultural Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ Ronald Schwartz (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4616-9661-2. OCLC 863824716.
- ^ Carrière, Christophe (18 May 2011). "Portrait de Cécilia Sarkozy dans La Conquête" [Portrait of Cecilia Sarkozy in The Conquest]. L'Express (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ ""La Conquête" par Florence Pernel-Cécilia Sarkozy" ["The Conquest" by Florence Pernel-Cécilia Sarkozy]. Allocine (in French). 15 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Kauffmann, Stanley (14 December 2014). "Stanley Kauffmann on Films: The Unexpected". New Republic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ Roger Ebert (2012). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4494-2311-7. OCLC 826452920.
- ^ Janis L. Pallister; Ruth A. Hottell (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Lexington Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-61147-443-5. OCLC 733232724.
External links
[edit]
- Her page on a portal dedicated to francophone actresses Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Florence Pernel at IMDb
