Sébastien Lifshitz (born 1968)[1] is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art.
Sébastien Lifshitz | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Career
editLifshitz's work involves LGBTQ+ themes. His 2004 film, Wild Side, involves several narratives, some told forward and some backward, about a transgender prostitute.
He is a two-time winner of the Teddy Award, presented by an independent committee at the Berlin International Film Festival to the year's best films with LGBT themes, winning Best Feature Film in 2004 for Wild Side and Best Documentary Film in 2013 for Bambi, a documentary profile of transgender French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot.[2]
In 2014, Rizzoli International published Lifshitz's The Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride, a collection of gay-themed photos from the early 20th century.[3][4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1994 | Il faut que je l'aime | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1996 | Claire Denis, la vagabonde | Yes | Documentary film | ||
| 1998 | Open Bodies (Les Corps ouverts) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also as actor 1998 Cannes Film Festival - Kodak Short Film Award Prix Jean Vigo for Short Film |
| 1999 | Cold Lands (Les Terres froides) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telefilm (as part of the Gauche-Droite series for Arte) Also as actor (as Garçon Patinoire) |
| 2000 | Presque rien | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2001 | The Crossing (La Traversée) | Yes | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2004 | Wild Side[5] | Yes | Yes | Berlinale 2004 - Teddy Award for Best Feature Film | |
| 2009 | Going South (Plein sud) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2012 | The Invisibles (Les Invisibles)[6] | Yes | Documentary film César Award for Best Documentary Film | ||
| 2013 | Bambi | Yes | Yes | Documentary film Berlinale 2013 -Teddy Award for Best Documentary Nominated—César Award for Best Short Film | |
| 2016 | The Lives of Thérèse (Les Vies de Thérèse) | Yes | Yes | Documentary film Cannes Film Festival - Queer Palm | |
| 2019 | Adolescents (Adolescentes)[7][8] | Yes | Yes | Documentary film Prix Louis-Delluc (for best French film of 2020) | |
| 2019 | Avenue de Lamballe | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Garçons sensibles | Yes | Chéries-Chéris 2021 | ||
| 2020 | Little Girl (Petite fille)[9][10] | Yes | Yes | Documentary film Berlinale 2020 - Panorama Grand Prix at 2020 edition of Film Fest Gent | |
| 2022 | Casa Susanna[11][12] | Yes | Yes | ||
Bibliography
edit- Rees-Robertsn, N. French Queer Cinema (2008).
- Reeser, T. "Representing gay male domesticity in French film of the late 1990s," In Queer Cinema in Europe (2008).
- Reeser, T. "Transsexuality and the Disruption of Time in Sebastien Lifshitz's Wild Side," in Studies in French Cinema (2007).
References
edit- ^ "Sébastien Lifshitz". www.rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Berlin's Teddy Family". Interview, March 2013.
- ^ "LOOK: Early 20th Century Gay Life Revealed In These Incredible Photos". HuffPost. May 1, 2014.
- ^ Radnor, Abigail (13 June 2014). "Pictures of the week: The Invisibles, by Sébastien Lifshitz". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Hughes, Sarah (2005-09-17). "Transsexual healing". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (2013-07-11). "Les Invisibles – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "ARTE coproduit le prochain documentaire de Sébastien Lifshitz". Arte. 30 June 2015.
- ^ "French Film Review: Adolescentes, Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz". France Today. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Brody, Richard (2021-09-20). ""Little Girl," Reviewed: A Brilliantly Directed Documentary About a Transgender Child". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Loayza, Beatrice (2021-09-16). "'Little Girl' Review: Growing Up and Seeking Peace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (2023-01-31). "Casa Susanna review – this portrait of queer life in an era of illegality is incredibly moving". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber. "'Casa Susanna': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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