Delphine and Muriel Coulin
Delphine Coulin | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Hennebont, France |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Muriel Coulin | |
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| Born | Hennebont, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, camera assistant |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Delphine and Muriel Coulin are French sisters who form a directing duo. They are best known for their film 17 Girls.
Early career
[edit]Muriel Coulin began work as a cinematographer and camera assistant throughout the 1990s. Delphine is also a novelist.[1] The sisters began collaborating on films in 1997 with the short film Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux (a reference to Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus).
Film career
[edit]The sisters made their feature film debut in 2011 with the film 17 Girls which was loosely based on the story of a group of American teenage girls who decided to become pregnant at the same time.[2] The film played at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2015 the sisters announced that their second film would be The Stopover, starring actress/singer Soko.[3] The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.[4] They jointly won the award for Best Screenplay from the Un Certain Regard jury.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]- Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux (1997)
- 17 Girls (2011)
- The Stopover (2016)
- The Quiet Son (2024)
Bibliography
[edit]- Les Traces, Éditions Grasset, 2004 ISBN 978-2-246-67061-2
- Une seconde de plus, Éditions Grasset, 2006 ISBN 978-2-246-71391-3
- Les mille-vies, Éditions du Seuil, 2008 ISBN 978-2-02-098261-0
- Samba pour la France, Éditions du Seuil, 2011 ISBN 978-2-02-102854-6 - Prix du roman métis des lycéens
- Voir du pays, Éditions Grasset, 2013 ISBN 978-2-246-80863-3
- Une Fille dans la jungle, Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle, 2017 ISBN 978-2-246-81434-4
- Loin, à l'ouest, Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, 2021 ISBN 978-2-246-82420-6
Awards
[edit]- Prix du roman métis des lycéens 2011 for Samba pour la France
References
[edit]- ^ Silverstein, Melissa; Cadenas, Kerensa. "Interview with Delphine and Muriel Coulin - Co-Directors/Writers of 17 Girls". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Pilkington, Ed. "17 pregnancies at US school after girls make baby pact". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien. "Delphine and Muriel Coulin shooting The Stopover". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ BACLE, ARIANA. "Cannes Film Festival reveals 2016 lineup". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ BACLE, ARIANA. "Cannes Film Festival reveals 2016 lineup". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy. "Un Certain Regard Winners: 'The Happiest Day', 'Captain Fantastic's Matt Ross, 'The Red Turtle' – Cannes". Retrieved 21 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Delphine Coulin at IMDb
- Muriel Coulin at IMDb
