Delphine and Muriel Coulin are French sisters who form a directing duo. They are best known for their film 17 Girls.
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 |
Early career
editMuriel 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
editThe 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