Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.
Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris.
Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier.
Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Acted in
The Barbarians
2024
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
as Elle-même
Forever Young
2022
as Philippine
Intérieur Jour
2022
as Liv
The Man in the Hat
2020
as Hotel Manager
Into the World
2020
as Francesca
Andy
2019
as Claire
My Polish Honeymoon
2019
as Irène Breiman
We Need Your Vote
2018
as Jacqueline Prenois
Guy
2018
as Gauthier's Mother
The Troubleshooter
2018
as Antoinette Dagostino
Train de vies
2018
as Isa Lemoine
When Margaux Meets Margaux
2018
as La mère
Based on a True Story
2017
as The Documentalist
Just to Be Sure
2017
as La détective
Going to Brazil
2017
as Madame la consule
From the Land of the Moon
2016
as Adéle
Two Birds, One Stone
2016
as Amel Brehli
Love at First Fight
2014
as Hélène Labrède
The Ultimate Accessory
2013
as Martine
Cinéast(e)s
2013
as Self
Half-Sister
2013
as Veronique
Second Chance
2011
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
Clem
2010
as Evelyne Carbonnier
Made in Italy
2008
as Marie Elizabeth
Love Songs
2007
as Julie's Mother
Juana Had Hair of Gold
2006
as Hotel owner
Venus & Apollo
2005
as Ingrid
The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004
as Nicole
Totally Nuts
2004
Time of the Wolf
2003
as Béa
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
2001
as Mireille Bosson
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
2001
as Mireille Bosson
Her Mother, the Whore
2001
as Catherine
All About Love
2001
as Social worker
Inséparables
1999
as Martine
À mort la mort !
1999
as Josiane
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Madame Marianne
Why Not Me?
1999
as Josepha
Baby Blues
1999
as Véronique Troney
Marie from the Bay of Angels
1997
as Paule
After Sex
1997
as Diane Clovier
The Silence of Rak
1997
as Woman at cafe
The Lambs
1996
as Mother
Je m'appelle Régine
1996
as Madame Klein
L'éducatrice
1996
as Marcelle
Corps inflammables
1995
The Little Boy
1995
as Christina
Jeanne
1994
as Victoire
Olivier, Olivier
1992
as Elisabeth Duval
Railway Bar
1992
as Jeanne
Overseas
1990
as Malène
Guys in the Cafe
1989
as Christiane
Quand je serai jeune
1988
Charlie Dingo
1987
as Marie-Mécanique
The Little Coquette
1987
as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
The Murderous Months of April
1987
as Clara Haiek
Double Gentlemen
1986
as L'épouse de François
Follow My Gaze
1986
as La sourde muette
Jeu, set et match
1985
as Claire
Grosse
1985
as Constance
Les capricieux
1984
Grain of Sand
1983
as Catherine
Ladies' Choice
1982
as Marjolaine
My American Uncle
1980
as Janine's Friend
The Bit Between the Teeth
1979
as La photographe
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Françoise, femme de Maurice
Tomorrow's Children
1976
as Suzanne
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as Joëlle Lévêque
The Golden Mass
1975
as Rose
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
as The prostitute
Ce que savait Morgan
1974
as Amy
Out 1
1971
as Miss Blandish
Out 1
1971
as Miss Blandish
