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Céline Sciamma (French: [selin sjama]; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed Water Lilies (2007), Tomboy (2011), Girlhood (2014), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), and Petite Maman (2021).
Céline Sciamma is a French writer and director of coming-of-age dramas, such as Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tomboy. She was born in 1978 and has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards.
- January 1, 1
- 1.68 m
- Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France
- Writer, Director, Actress
Feb 19, 2020 · Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Céline Sciamma on her ravishing romantic masterpiece. “Titanic is the hugest success, and it’s because it’s totally queer,” says the French filmmaker. by Emily...
Jan 31, 2022 · Céline Sciamma’s Quest for a New, Feminist Grammar of Cinema. In subtle, unpredictable ways, the French director is determined to move beyond received ideas of filmmaking. By Elif Batuman....
- Elif Batuman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Céline Sciamma: ‘Ninety per cent of what we look at is the male gaze’. The film-maker talks to Alexandra Pollard about growing up gay at a time before the...
- Alexandra Pollard
Apr 22, 2022 · The French director talks about her new film, which follows a girl who meets her mother as a child in the past. She reveals how she crafted the story, the costumes, and the themes of the film.
Feb 12, 2020 · Incandescent filmmaking of the highest order, the kind that permanently brands you with its soul-reaching flame, Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” an 18 th century lesbian romance between a bright painter and her strong-willed subject, unquestionably turns the French auteur into a blazing master.
