Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer (; born 1 February 1946) is a French screenwriter, film director, actor, and former film critic for Cahiers du cinéma. Since 1967, he has written for 48 films, appeared in 30 films, and directed 10. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation.

Bonitzer has received three César Award nominations: Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation for My Favorite Season (1993), Best First Feature Film for Encore (1996), and Best Original Screenplay for Les Innocentes (2016).

He has a daughter, actress Agathe Bonitzer, with filmmaker Sophie Fillières.

Filmography

1960s–70s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 1967 Vampirisme Short film 1976 Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère... Collaboration 1978 L'Exercice du pouvoir 1978 The Suspended Vocation 1979 The Brontë Sisters

1980s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 1980 Simone Barbes or Virtue 1980 Snakes and Ladders TV short 1980 Une voix Short film 1980 Le Borgne 1981 L'Ombre rouge 1982 Jimmy Jazz Short film 1983 Balles perdues 1983 Liberty Belle 1984 Cheaters (Tricheurs) 1984 Love on the Ground 1985 Rouge-gorge 1985 Hurlevent 1986 Golden Eighties 1986 Scene of the Crime 1987 Les Innocents 1988 The Beggars 1988 Daniel endormi Short film 1989 Gang of Four 1989 Les Bois noirs 1989 Winter's Child 1989 Les Sirènes Short film

1990s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 1990 Un jeu d'enfant Scenario collaborator 1990 Mistress of Suspense TV series 1991 Telefilm 1991 La Belle Noiseuse 1991 Night and Day 1991 The Sky Above Paris 1992 La Chasse aux papillons 1993 My Favorite Season Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 1993 Couples et Amants 1994 Joan the Maiden, Part 1: The Battles 1994 Joan the Maiden, Part 2: The Prisons 1994 Grande Petite 1995 Le Fils de Gascogne 1995 Up, Down, Fragile 1995 Don't Forget You're Going to Die 1996 Thieves Scenario collaborator 1996 Three Lives and Only One Death 1996 Encore Prix Jean VigoNominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film 1997 Genealogies of a Crime 1997 Night of Destiny 1998 Secret Defense 1999 Rien sur Robert 1999 Les Agneaux Telefilm 1999 Les Infortunes de la beauté 1999 Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

2000s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 2000 Lumumba 2001 Man of the Crowds 2001 Va savoir 2001 Alias Betty 2002 Like an Airplane 2003 Small Cuts Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear 2003 The Story of Marie and Julien 2003 Hot House Telefilm 2004 Changing Times Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay 2004 Why (Not) Brazil? 2006 L'Affaire Villemin TV mini-series 2006 Made in Paris 2007 The Duchess of Langeais 2007 The Key 2008 The Great Alibi 2009 La Grande Vie 2009 Around a Small Mountain 2009 Don't Look Back 2009 Suite noire TV series

2010s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 2010 Chantrapas 2012 Looking for Hortense 2012 The Gordji Affair Telefilm 2014 Gemma Bovery 2014 Murder in Pacot 2014 Valentin Valentin 2016 Agnus Dei Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay 2016 Tout de suite maintenant 2017 Le Jeune Karl Marx 2019 Blanche comme neige 2019 Les Envoûtés

2020s Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterActor 2021 Benedetta 2023 Last Summer 2024 2025 2026 Maigret and the Dead Lover