Martin Provost

French film director, writer and actor

Martin Provost

Provost at the Berlinale 2017

Born|  (1957-05-13) 13 May 1957 (age 68)

Brest, France

Occupation(s)| Film director, writer, actor
Years active| 1989–present

Martin Provost (born 13 May 1957) is a French film director, writer and actor. He wrote and directed films such as Séraphine and Le Ventre de Juliette. Violette, his 2013 biographical drama about author Violette Leduc, was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Credited as  | Notes

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Director  | Screenwriter  | Actor
1976  | A Young Emmanuelle |  |  | Yes  |
1977  | Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret |  |  | Yes  | TV series
1977  | Les Folies Offenbach |  |  | Yes  | TV mini-series
1977  | Au plaisir de Dieu |  |  | Yes  | TV mini-series
1977  | Banlieue sud-est |  |  | Yes  | TV mini-series
1978  | Le Devoir de français |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1978  | Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1979  | Au théâtre ce soir |  |  | Yes  | TV series
1980  | Tarendol |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1980  | Les Héritiers |  |  | Yes  | TV series
1981  | Pause-café |  |  | Yes  | TV series
1981  | Histoires de voyous : Opération Primevère |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1983  | Emmenez-moi au théâtre : La Baye |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1984  | Comme les doigts de la main |  |  | Yes  | Short film
1985  | L'Histoire en marche: Les prisonnières |  |  | Yes  | Telefilm
1988  | Alice |  |  | Yes  |
1989  | Pentimento |  |  | Yes  |
1992  | Cocon | Yes  | Yes  |  | Short film
1997  | Tortilla y cinema | Yes  | Yes  |  |
2002  | 20, avenue Parmentier |  |  | Yes  |
2003  | Le Ventre de Juliette | Yes  | Yes  |  | Avignon Film Festival - Prix Tournage
2006  | SantApprentice |  | Yes  |  | Animated TV series
2008  | Séraphine | Yes  | Yes  |  | César Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Film
Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Director
Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Screenplay
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Film
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Director
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated—Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay
2011  | The Long Falling | Yes  | Yes  |  |
2013  | Violette | Yes  | Yes  |  | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
2017  | The Midwife | Yes  | Yes  |  |
2020  | How to Be a Good Wife | Yes  | Yes  |  |

## Published works

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* 1992: Aime-moi vite
* 2007: Léger, humain, pardonnable
* 2009: La Rousse Péteuse
* 2010: Bifteck

## References

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1. ^ "Violette". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-08-10.

## External links

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Films directed by Martin Provost

* Tortilla y cinema (1997)
* Le Ventre de Juliette (2003)
* Séraphine (2008)
* The Long Falling (2011)
* Violette (2013)
* The Midwife (2017)
* How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
* Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe (2023)

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