Christine Pascal
| Christine Pascal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
29 November 1953 Lyon, Rhône |
| Died |
30 August 1996 (aged 42) Garches, Hauts-de-Seine |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 1974–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Boner (1982–1996) |
Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer and director.
Biography
Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's Les Guichets du Louvre (1974), and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974). Other films with Tavernier include Que la fête commence (1975), for which she received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actress; The Judge and the Assassin (1976); Des enfants gatés (1977), which she co-scripted; and Round Midnight. Other film appearances include Black Thursday (1974), La Meilleure façon de marcher (1976), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Entre Nous (1983), and Le Grand Chemin (1987). She made her directorial debut with Félicité, and also directed La Garce, Zanzibar, Le Petit prince a dit (which won the Louis Delluc Prize) and Adultère, mode d'emploi.[1]
Pascal had contemplated suicide at various times in her life, and Félicité, the first film she directed, opens with a suicide scene. In 1984, when asked how she would like to die, she reputedly said, "En me suicidant, le moment venu." ("By killing myself, when the time comes.")
In 1996, while staying in a psychiatric hospital in the Paris suburb of Garches, Pascal committed suicide by throwing herself out of a window.[2][3] She is buried in Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris. In 2003, the psychiatrist whose care Pascal was under was sentenced to one year in prison for failing to take appropriate action to prevent her suicide.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | L' Horloger de Saint-Paul | Liliane Torrini | |
| Les Guichets du Louvre | Jeanne | ||
| 1975 | Que la fête commence... | Emilie | |
| Cécile ou La Raison des femmes: Vivre à deux | Cécile | TV mini-series | |
| Le docteur noir | Pauline | ||
| 1976 | La meilleure façon de marcher | Chantal | |
| The Judge and the Assassin | one of the strikers | uncredited | |
| 1977 | Rendez-vous en noir | the fiancée | TV mini-series |
| L'imprécateur | Betty Saint-Ramé | TV movie | |
| Des enfants gâtés | Anne Torrini | ||
| Les Indiens sont encore loin | Lise | ||
| 1978 | Chaussette surprise | Juliette | |
| 1979 | On efface tout | Anne Glizer | |
| Félicité | Félicité | ||
| The Maids of Wilko | Tunia | ||
| Paco l'infaillible | Maria | ||
| 1980 | Le Chemin perdu | Liza | |
| 1981 | Au bon beurre | Josette | TV movie |
| Das Haus im Park | Simone | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Bonbons en gros | Jeannette | |
| 1983 | Elle voulait faire du cinéma | Alice Guy-Blaché | TV movie |
| Entre Nous | Sarah | ||
| Cinéma 16 | Isabelle | TV series | |
| Faux fuyants | the filmmaker | ||
| 1985 | Train d'enfer | Isabelle | |
| Signé Charlotte | Christine | ||
| Elsa, Elsa | the "true" Elsa | ||
| 1986 | Round Midnight | Sylvie | |
| 1987 | Le grand chemin | Claire (Louis' mother) | |
| Promis... juré! | Madeleine | ||
| 1988 | La travestie | Christine | |
| La couleur du vent | Hélène Plazy | ||
| 1989 | Série noire | Corinne | TV series |
| Pause-café | Josiane Vernon | ||
| 1990 | A Ilha | Linda Walsh | |
| Navarro | Sylvie Rivette | TV series | |
| L'ami Giono: Le déserteur | Marie-Jeanne | TV movie | |
| Le sixième doigt | Viviane | ||
| 1991 | Rien que des mensonges | Lise | |
| 1992 | La femme de l'amant | Laetitia | TV movie |
| 1994 | Les patriotes | Laurence | |
| Le sourire | Chantal | ||
| Regarde les hommes tomber | Sandrine | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nominated | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Que la fête commence |
| 1993 | Nominated | Best Film | Le Petit prince a dit | |
| Nominated | Best Director | Le Petit prince a dit | ||
| 1992 | Won | Louis Delluc Prize | Prix Louis Delluc | Le Petit prince a dit |
| Montréal World Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Le Petit prince a dit (Shared with Robert Boner) |
References
- ↑ Christine Pascal, 42, A French Actress And Film Director New York Times. 4 September 1996
- ↑ Film Directors Site
- ↑ LEFORT, Gérard. "Christine Pascal nous abandonne.L'actrice de "Que la fête commence" et réalisatrice du "Petit Prince a dit" s'est suicidée vendredi. Elle avait 42 ans.". Libération. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ↑ "Le psychiatre condamné après le suicide de l'actrice". Le Parisien. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
External links
- Christine Pascal at the Internet Movie Database
- Christine Pascal at AllMovie
- Christine Pascal at Find a Grave