Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and filmmaker. She has written, directed, and appeared in several films, and her honours include the Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine and the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Early life Le Besco was born in Paris to actress and journalist Catherine Belkhodja. On her mother's side, she is of French and Algerian descent, while on her father's side she is of Vietnamese and Breton descent. She is the third of five children, all of whom work in theatre and film.

Career Le Besco began acting at the age of eight, appearing in Lacenaire (1990), directed by Francis Girod, and La Puce (1996), directed by Emmanuelle Bercot. She later appeared in several French and international films, including Sade (2000), opposite Daniel Auteuil, and The Good Heart (2009), directed by Dagur Kári. In addition to acting, Le Besco has written and directed several films, beginning with Demi-tarif (2004).

Sex abuse cases

She accused Benoît Jacquot of raping her during their relationship, which began when she was underage, and filed a criminal complaint by July 2024. Jacquot was placed under preliminary investigation and criminally charged with the rape of a minor on 4 July 2024. The Paris prosecutor's office announced that a partner of Le Besco was charged with raping her over a 10-month span in 2007. Jacquot was designated as a special witness in this separate case.

Filmography

Feature films 1990: Lacenaire by Francis Girod 1996: La Puce by Emmanuelle Bercot 1999: Girls Can't Swim by Anne-Sophie Birot 2000: Adieu Babylone by Raphaël Frydman 2000: Sade by Benoît Jacquot 2001: Roberto Succo by Cédric Kahn 2002: A Moment of Happiness by Antoine Santana 2002: The Repentant by Laetitia Masson 2002: Adolphe by Benoît Jacquot 2003: Le Cout de la vie by Philippe Le Guay 2004: A tout de suite by Benoît Jacquot 2004: by Benoît Jacquot 2005: Backstage by Emmanuelle Bercot 2005: La Ravisseuse by Antoine Santana 2006: Wild Camp (Camping sauvage) by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri 2006: The Untouchable by Benoît Jacquot 2006: U (voix de la princesse) by Serge Elissalde and Grégoire Solotareff 2007: Pas douce by Jeanne Waltz 2008: Enfances 2009: Je Te Mangerais by Sophie Laloy 2009: The Good Heart 2010: Deep in the Woods 2014: Manhattan Romance 2014: Les brigands 2014: Portrait of the Artist 2014: The New Girlfriend 2015: Mon roi

Short films 1999: Cinematon #995 by Gérard Courant 1991: Place des Vosges by Catherine Belkhodja 1997: Anniversaires by Rosette 1997: Kub Valium by Marine Ledu 1997: Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot 1997: Coquillettes by Joséphine Flasseur 1998: Les amis de Ninon by Rosette 2000: Des Anges by Julien Leloup 2003: Quelqu'un vous aime by Emmanuelle Bercot 2003: Dans la foret noire by Joséphine Flasseur 2016: Cinématon #2944 by Gérard Courant

Television 1987: Reflets perdus du miroir by Catherine Belkhodja 1999: Une Fille rebelle 1999: Le Choix d’Élodie by Emmanuelle Bercot 2003: La Maison du canal 2003: Les Mythes urbains

Screenwriter 1998: Demi-tarif 2004: Charly 2010: Bas-fonds

Director 2004: Demi-tarif 2007: Enfances co-réalisé par Safy Nebbou, Isild Le Besco, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Corinne Garfin, Ismaël Ferroukhi et Yann Le Gal 2007: Charly 2010: Bas-fonds 2014: Ponts de Sarajevo (Documentary)

Theater 2007: La Double Inconstance by Marivaux au Théâtre National de Chaillot, mise en scene by Christian Colin with Grégoire Colin

Other media "Marais," narrator—an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood, created by Soundwalk

Awards 2000: Prix du meilleur scénario Junior au festival de Paris pour son premier scénario: Demi-tarif 2001: Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine for Sade, by Benoît Jacquot. 2001: Nomination, 7 d'or pour Le Choix d'Elodie 2001: Nomination, César Award du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Sade 2001: Lumière Award for Most Promising Actress for Sade 2002: Nomination, César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Roberto Succo 2004: Prix spécial du Jury a l'European first film festival d’Angers pour Demi-tarif 2004: Prix Procirep. Premiers plans. Angers pour Demi-tarif 2004: Special prize of Jury du festival de Séoul pour Demi-tarif 2005: Grand Prix du Jury. Crossing Europe Festival. Linz pour Demi-tarif 2004: Nomination pour le prix Louis Deluc pour Demi-tarif 2006: Marcello Mastroianni Award at Venice Film Festival (Best New Actress)