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Juliette Binoche


1964

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The actress Juliette Binoche was born into an artistic family, her father was a director, her mother an actress.
Juliette Binoche didn't only have her eye on the acting but also had a great talent for drawing. So it lasted some time till she was able to choose on of these ways.
She studied acting at the conservatory of Paris and made her film debut in 1983 with "Liberty belle" (83) and "Fort bloqué" (83).

She had her breakthrough hin 1985 with the movie "Rendez-vous" (85) for which she got the Romy-Schneider award. She celebrated other successes with "La vie de famille" (85) and "Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur" (86).

She had her international breakthrough with a small role in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins" (88) directed by Philip Kaufman. 
The foundation of her real fame was laid in the 90's when she attained hugh popularity with the production "Les amants du Pont-Neuf" (91). it followed "Wuthering Heights" (92), "Fatale" (92), the trilogy "Trois Couleurs: Bleu" (93), "Trois couleurs: Blanc" (94) and "Trois couleurs: Rouge" (94) as well as the international success "The English Patient" (96), for which she was awarded with an Oscar.

She was always intent on quality therefore she resisted the temptation to throw herself blindly into countless roles but selected them carefully.
To her latest success belong "Les enfants du siècle" (99), "Chocolat" (00) - for which she was nominated for an Oscar - and "Jet Leg - Wo die Liebe hinfliegt"(02).

Juliette Binoche was nominated for seven Césars in her impressive career and won it in 1994.
 

Other movies with Juliette Binoche: 
Dorothée, danseuse de corde (83) Je vous salue, Marie (85) Les nanas (85) Adieu blaireau (85) Le meilleur de la vie (85) Mauvais sang (86) Un tour de manège (89) Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (91) Le hussard sur le toit (95) Un divan à New York (96) Alice et Martin (98) La veuve de Saint-Pierre (00) Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (00) Décalage horaire (02) Country of My Skull (04) Bee Season (04) 

 
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