Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director.[1] Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela.
Nina Companeez | |
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Born | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | 26 August 1937
Died | 9 April 2015 Paris, France | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Film director |
Years active | 1961–2015 |
Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville.[2] She wrote scripts for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77.[3]
Selected filmography
editWriter
edit- Tonight or Never (1961)
- Adorable Liar (1962)
- Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
- Girl's Apartment (1963)
- Lucky Jo (1964)
- Martin Soldat (1966)
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)
- Zärtliche Haie (1967)
- Benjamin (1968)
- Bye bye, Barbara (1969)
- The Bear and the Doll (1970)
- Raphael, or The Debauched One (1971)
- Faustine et le Bel Été (1972)
- L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise (1973)
- The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
- À la recherche du temps perdu (2011)
Actor
edit- Benjamin (1968) - Une invitée (uncredited)
- Bye bye, Barbara (1969) - La directrice de l'agence de call-girls (uncredited)
- The Bear and the Doll (1970) - Dame en blanche (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ "New York Times: Nina Companéez". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Françoise Audé Ciné-modèles cinéma d'elles.: Situations de femmes dans le cinéma 1981 Page 77 "[Michel Deville]... Il ne se lance alors pas seul dans l'aventure : avec lui, une scénariste-dialoguiste brillante, Nina Companeez. Elle est la fille de Jacques Companeez qui fut le scénariste de Jacques Becker. Elle est, en outre, monteuse."
- ^ "écès de la réalisatrice de télévision et de cinéma Nina Companeez". lefigaro. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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