Lorraine Lévy

Lorraine Lévy (born 29 January 1964) is a French screenwriter, film and stage director, and playwright. She is the sister of writer Marc Levy.

Life and career After studying literature and law, Lévy became a screenwriter for Jean-Loup Dabadie and René Cleitman while also working as an editor for a publishing house that specializes in art. In 1985, she founded the stage company Compagnie de l'Entracte which staged her first play Finie la comédie (1987). Mostly a screenwriter, she has written screenplays for many telefilms and several episodes of the series Joséphine, ange gardien. In 2004, she made her feature film directorial debut with the comedy film The First Time I Turned Twenty.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1998–2002 Joséphine, ange gardien TV series 2002 Les Frangines Telefilm 2003 Père et Maire TV series 2003 L'Emmerdeuse Telefilm; episode "Les Caprices de l'amour" 2003 Maquette ! Short film 2003 Lagardère Telefilm 2004 The First Time I Turned Twenty 2005 Ma meilleure amie Telefilm 2006 L'Homme de ta vie Telefilm 2007 Dix films pour en parler Short film 2007 L'Affaire Sacha Guitry Telefilm 2008 Mes amis, mes amours 2008 De sang et d'encre Telefilm 2009 Cartouche, le brigand magnifique Telefilm 2010 Un divorce de chien Telefilm 2012 The Other Son Tokyo International Film Festival - Grand PrixTokyo International Film Festival - Best Director 2015 Les Yeux ouverts Telefilm 2016 Marion, 13 ans pour toujours Telefilm 2017 Knock

Theatre

Year Title Notes 1987 Finie la comédie 1990 Le Partage 1991 Zelda ou Le Masque Prix Beaumarchais 1993 La Vie extraordinaire de Léonie Coudray 1993 Noces de cuir