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Francis Leplay

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Francis Leplay
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967 (age 57)[1]
Saint-Mandé, France
CitizenshipFrance
EducationFrance's National Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sciences Po
Occupations
  • Actor
  • novelist
  • film director
Years active1995 – present
WorksKings and Queen, Farewell, My Queen, Acts of Love

Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist.

Education and career

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An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po,[2] Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro.[3] His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997.[4]

His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the television series Spiral.[5]

Leplay has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues including Lincoln Center, the Mossovet Theatre, and the Bouffes du Nord.[2]

The Éditions du Seuil published two of his novels, 2006's Après le spectacle, a work of autofiction comparing intermittent acting work and romantic uncertainty,[6] and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship.[7]

In 2021, Leplay and French-American filmmaker Isidore Bethel co-directed the docufiction hybrid film Acts of Love, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[8]

Filmography

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Film, as director

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Year Title Festivals/Prizes
2021 Acts of Love by Isidore Bethel and Francis Leplay Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[8]

Film, as actor

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Year[9] Title Role Festivals/Prizes
1995 Raï by Thomas Gilou Golden Leopard at Locarno
1997 J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa member of association Prix de la jeunesse (Youth Film Prize) at Cannes
1999 Time Regained by Raúl Ruiz Jupien's employee in competition at Cannes
2001 Les Morsures de l'aube (Love Bites) by Antoine de Caunes photographer
2002 Ma caméra et moi by Christophe Loizillon the young man ACID Cannes[10]
2003 Sole Sisters by Pierre Jolivet Philippe Jean BFI London[11]
2004 Kings and Queen by Arnaud Desplechin Christian Venice, Louis Delluc Prize
2006 Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola delivery doctor in Provence Cannes' National Education Prize
2007 La Vie d'artiste by Marc Fitoussi Alice's brother-in-law Deauville's Michel d'Ornano Award
Très bien, merci by Emmanuelle Cuau emergency internist Fajr's Special Jury Award
The Price to Pay by Alexandra Leclère real estate agent Shanghai[12]
Intrusions by Emmanuel Bourdieu Pierre Marsac, lawyer
2008 Modern Love by Stéphane Kazandjian Hervé
2010 Imogène McCarthery by Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier Gowen Ross
2011 Farewell, My Queen by Benoît Jacquot the Count of Artois Berlinale, Louis Delluc Prize
Mon arbre by Bérénice André Jean-Marc
2012 Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer Marco Venice
2013 Bright Days Ahead by Marion Vernoux the oenology professor Toronto
2014 Three Hearts by Benoît Jacquot the doctor Venice, Toronto
2015 Les Cowboys by Thomas Bidegain the train man Cannes
2016 Nelly by Anne Émond Mathieu Toronto
2017 Demain et tous les autres jours by Noémie Lvovsky Mr. Lesieur Locarno
2018 Un violent désir de bonheur by Clément Schneider the abbot ACID Cannes
2019 Who You Think I Am by Safy Nebbou Serge Berlinale[13]
2020 My Best Part by Nicolas Maury Cannes
2024 The Good Teacher by Teddy Lussi-Modeste Musil

Television, as actor

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Year[9][5] Title
2007–2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot
2007 La Résistance by Félix Olivier
L'Affaire Sacha Guitry by Fabrice Cazeneuve
2008 Seule by Félix Olivier
2012–present Spiral by Alexandra Clert and Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
2013 Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français by Emmanuel Bourdieu
2017 Ce que vivent les roses by Frédéric Berthe
2018 Victor Hugo, ennemi d'État by Jean-Marc Moutout
2019 Jeux d'influence by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
2020 Black and White by Moussa Sene Absa

Stage

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Year[5] Title Theater
2005 Les Chiens de conserve by Roland Dubillard [es; fr; gl; ht; no] Théâtre du Rond-Point, Arles
2007 Le Mental de l'équipe by Emmanuel Bourdieu and Frédéric Bélier-Garcia and directors Frédéric Bélier-Garcia and Denis Podalydès Amiens
2008 Music-hall by Jean-Luc Lagarce and director Lambert Wilson Bouffes du Nord
2010 La Fausse Suivante by Pierre de Marivaux and director Lambert Wilson Bouffes du Nord
2013 Le Prix des boîtes by Frédéric Pommier and director Jorge Lavelli Théâtre de l'Athénée
2010 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière and director Denis Podalydès Bouffes du Nord, on tour at the Royal Opera of Versailles and Lincoln Center[14]

Novels

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Year Title Publisher
2006 Après le spectacle Éditions du Seuil
2009 Samuel et Alexandre Éditions du Seuil

References

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  1. ^ "Francis Leplay". AlloCine. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Acts of Love". Outplay Films. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Francis Leplay Acteur". Festival 48 Images Seconde. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "I Hate Love". UniFrance. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Francis Leplay". OZ Agence. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Après le spectacle, Francis Leplay". Éditions du Seuil. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Samuel et Alexandre, Francis Leplay". Éditions du Seuil. Retrieved 7 May 2021..
  8. ^ a b "Acts of Love". Hot Docs. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Francis Leplay". IMDb. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ma caméra et moi". ACID Cannes. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Only Girls". UniFrance. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Le Prix à payer". UniFrance. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Berlinale: Binoche dans la spirale du mensonge dans "Celle que vous croyez"". La Dépêche. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Lincoln Center Festival: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme". CriticalDance. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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