Maïwenn
Maïwenn
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco, known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer). Following her marriage to director Luc Besson and the birth of their daughter in 1993, Maïwenn interrupted her career for several years. During this period, she only appeared in a supporting part in Besson's Léon (1994), in which she was credited as Ouin-Ouin. She also directed the film's making-of. Perhaps Maïwenn's most internationally-seen film role was her appearance as the alien Diva Plavalaguna in Besson's The Fifth Element (1997). After she and Besson divorced, Maïwenn returned to France. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. She appeared in several notable movies, including the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. By the time the film came out in 2003, she had decided she wanted to try directing. In 2006, Maïwenn wrote and directed her first feature film, Pardonnez-moi, a drama about a dysfunctional family.[6][10] She also starred in the film which earned her nominations for the César Award for Best First Feature Film and César Award for Most Promising Actress in the 2007. Her second film was Le bal des actrices (2009, All About Actresses), in which she appears as herself making a documentary. She achieved international recognition when her third film, the social drama Polisse (2011), won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Maïwenn's 2015 film Mon roi was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in the 2020 film, DNA, an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in her first period film, the 2023 film Jeanne du Barry about the life of Madame du Barry with Louis XV portrayed by Johnny Depp, which opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival out of competition and earned the highest French gross for a Cannes opening film since 2013.
Directed Movies
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Nicolas Livecchi,
Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe, Caroline Chaniolleau, India Hair, Johnny Depp, Maïwenn, Marianne Basler, Melvil Poupaud, Pascal Greggory, Pierre Richard, Robin Renucci,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Mathieu Demy,
Cast: Alain Françon, Anne Berest, Caroline Chaniolleau, Dylan Robert, Fanny Ardant, Florent Lacger, Henri-Noël Tabary, Louis Garrel, Maïwenn, Marine Vacth,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin, Emmanuelle Bercot, François-Marie Banier, Isild Le Besco, Louis Garrel, Norman Thavaud, Patrick Raynal, Paul Hamy, Vincent Cassel, Yann Goven,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Arnaud Henriet, Emmanuelle Bercot, Frédéric Pierrot, JoeyStarr, Karin Viard, Karole Rocher, Maïwenn, Marina Foïs, Naidra Ayadi, Nicolas Duvauchelle,
Acted Movies
Director: Yvan Attal
Writers: Eric Assous,
Cast: Alma Jodorowsky, Delphine Chatelin, Guillaume Canet, Loan Visioli, Maïwenn, Marie-Josée Croze, Maxime Chaelis, Michaël Erpelding, Victor Belmondo, Yvan Attal,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Nicolas Livecchi,
Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe, Caroline Chaniolleau, India Hair, Johnny Depp, Maïwenn, Marianne Basler, Melvil Poupaud, Pascal Greggory, Pierre Richard, Robin Renucci,
Director: Roschdy Zem
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Abel Jafri, Anaïde Rozam, Carl Malapa, Lila Fernandez, Maïwenn, Meriem Serbah, Nina Zem, Rachid Bouchareb, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Mathieu Demy,
Cast: Alain Françon, Anne Berest, Caroline Chaniolleau, Dylan Robert, Fanny Ardant, Florent Lacger, Henri-Noël Tabary, Louis Garrel, Maïwenn, Marine Vacth,
Director: Michel Leclerc
Writers: Thomas Lilti,
Cast: Carla Besnaïnou, Emmanuelle Béart, Eric Elmosnino, Félix Moati, François-Eric Gendron, Maïwenn, Samir Guesmi, Sara Forestier, Yannick Choirat, Zinedine Soualem,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Arnaud Henriet, Emmanuelle Bercot, Frédéric Pierrot, JoeyStarr, Karin Viard, Karole Rocher, Maïwenn, Marina Foïs, Naidra Ayadi, Nicolas Duvauchelle,
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Alexandre Aja,
Cast: Andrei Finti, Bogdan Uritescu, Cécile de France, Franck Khalfoun, Gabriel Spahiu, Jean-Claude de Goros, Maïwenn, Marco Claudiu Pascu, Oana Pellea, Philippe Nahon,
Written Movies
Director: Roschdy Zem
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Abel Jafri, Anaïde Rozam, Carl Malapa, Lila Fernandez, Maïwenn, Meriem Serbah, Nina Zem, Rachid Bouchareb, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin, Emmanuelle Bercot, François-Marie Banier, Isild Le Besco, Louis Garrel, Norman Thavaud, Patrick Raynal, Paul Hamy, Vincent Cassel, Yann Goven,
Director: Maïwenn
Writers: Maïwenn,
Cast: Arnaud Henriet, Emmanuelle Bercot, Frédéric Pierrot, JoeyStarr, Karin Viard, Karole Rocher, Maïwenn, Marina Foïs, Naidra Ayadi, Nicolas Duvauchelle,