| BIOGRAPHY
Rising to teenage idol status as the star of the hit romantic
comedy La Boum (1980) and its sequel La Boum 2 (1982), Sophie
Marceau has since managed to become more than "just another
pretty face." She developed her dramatic skills in the romantic
epic Fort Saganne (1984) and, most notably, in three films directed
by her long-time companion, Polish/French director Andrzej Zulawski.
As her career progressed during the early '90s, Marceau preferred
to appear in such lighter fare as the romantic comedy Fanfan (1993),
a huge hit in France, or the swashbuckler La Fille de D'Artagnan
(1994).
Meanwhile, her stage debut in Jean Anouilh's Euridyce in 1991
brought Marceau a Moliere award for Most Promising Newcomer. She
also starred as Eliza Dolittle in Pygmalion at the Theatre des
Arts Hebertot. In 1995, Marceau rose to international film stardom
playing Princess Isabelle in Mel Gibson's epic Braveheart; that
same year, she made her directorial debut with a nine-minute film,
L'Aube à l'envers, which opened "Un Certain Regard"
at the Cannes Film Festival. Marceau's international profile continued
to grow throughout the decade thanks to her increasing appearances
in both British and American productions, particularly A Midsummer
Night's Dream and the 19th James Bond outing, The World Is Not
Enough (both 1999). She stepped in front of the camera for Zulawski
again the following year as the star of his La Fidélité. |
FILMOGRAPHY
• Alex and Emma (2003)
• Beyond the Clouds (1999)
• Lost & Found (1999)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Firelight (1998)
• Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (1997)
• Beyond the Clouds (1995)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
• Police (1985)
• Fort Saganne (1984)
• La Boum (1981) |
