Siegrid Alnoy (born April 19, 1971 in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France) is a French director and screenwriter.[1] She has directed and written several shorts, as well as two television films and one feature film.[1] She is best known for her feature film Elle est des Nôtres (She's One of Us) which has won several awards and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
Siegrid Alnoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1971 Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Notable work | Elle est des Nôtres |
Early life and education
editAlnoy was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France.[1]
From 1989-1990 Alnoy went to post secondary for superior mathematics and literature, specifically modern letters.[1] She finished her studies with a PhD and Masters in Cinematography and Audiovisual Research,[4] and her doctorate thesis discussed "The Notion of First Film in Europe."[1]
Career
editEarly career
editBefore her career in film, Alnoy had a brief career as a dancer.[2] After she directed Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde (1993) Alnoy began working as a script writer for the National Center of Cinema. She then moved on to Arte TV Channel in the same position and directed two television films for this TV company.[1]
Cinema
editFeature film
editAlnoy has one feature film entitled Elle est des Nôtres, which debuted in 2003. It has two titles in English, She's One of Us and For She's a Jolly Good Fellow.[5] The original title idea was L'Idiote.[6]
Elle est des Nôtres follows the story of Christine Blanc (Sasha Andrès) as she works at a temp agency.[2] Her career and social life have fallen into a standstill and Blanc has great difficulty with social interactions.[5] The film portrays her as a naive, almost idiotic character.[6] It is only once she murders her boss, Patricia (Catherine Mouchet) that her life takes a turn and she lands a long-term contract, has friends, and is generally successful.[5] However the investigation and guilt haunt her and Blanc inevitably hands herself over to the police.[7] The film covers themes around alienation experienced by workers, particularly female employees, in a modern, capitalist society and the feelings of invisibility that result.[5][6]
The film was screened at three film festivals: Cannes Film Festival, the Stockholm Film Festival, and the Thessaloniki Film Festival.[8] It was shown in the category of "Divers Section Parallele (First Film)" at the Cannes Film Festival.[3] The judges at the Thessaloniki Film Festival gave her a Special Mention in the category of feature film.[8] Elle est des Nôtres went on to e given a prize from the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESECI).[9]
Television films
editAlnoy has two television films both produced by Arte TV where she worked as a screenwriter. Her first film was Nos Familles in 2007. She was the director, co-screenwriter, and co-dialogist on this film.[1] This film is set in a psychiatric institution.[6]
Her second film is from 2012, Miroir Mon Amour / Mirror My Love, is an adaption of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.[10]
Short films
editAlnoy has directed and written five short films.[4] Her first short is Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde (1993) which was made on 16mm film.[1] Nos Enfants (1998) follows three mothers and their children at a playground.[11] Notre Amnesia (2001) follows the story of a 20-year-old Arab street vendor who sells flowers in France.[2] Her two other shorts are Le Contre-Ciel (1996) and Regarde-Moi (2000).[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde | director, screenwriter[1] |
| 1996 | Le Contre-Ciel | director, screenwriter[4] |
| 1998 | Nos Enfants | director, screenwriter[2] |
| 2000 | Regarde-Moi | director, screenwriter[2] |
| 2001 | Notre Amnésie | director, screenwriter[2] |
| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Elle est des Notres | director, co-screenwriter[2] |
| 2007 | Nos Familles | director, co-screenwriter[1] |
| 2013 | Miroir Mon Amour | director, screenwriter[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hottell, Ruth A.; Pallister, Janis L. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Archives of La Semaine de la Critique". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Siegrid Alnoy". Zelig: Agence Artistique et Litteraire. Retrieved Oct 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Romney, Jonathan (March 2004). "Rules of Estrangement". Film Comment. 40 (2): 22–23, 25 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Lübecker, Nikolaj (2013). "The Poetry of Idiots: Siegrid Alnoy, Lars Von Trier, and Bruno Dumont". New Review of Film and Television Studies. 11 (4): 438–454. doi:10.1080/17400309.2013.830925. S2CID 191981771.
- ^ Ince, Kate (2008). "From Minor to "Major" Cinema? Women's and Feminist Cinema in France in the 2000s" (PDF). Australian Journal of French Studies. 45 (3): 277–287. doi:10.3828/AJFS.45.3.277 – via Liverpool University Press Online.
- ^ a b Sloan, Jane (2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films About Women. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 235.
- ^ "14th Stockholm International Film Festival". FIPRESCI: the international federation of film critic. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Kahn, Tania (Oct 26, 2012). "<Miroir Mon Amour?, le Sexe Fable". Liberation. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "Nos enfants". Unifrance: French Cinema Worldwide. Retrieved October 20, 2019.