Liliane de Kermadec

Liliane de Kermadec

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Warsaw, Warszawskie [now Mazowieckie], Poland
October 6, 1928

Biography

Liliane de Kermadec (6 October 1928 – 13 February 2020) was a Polish-French film director and screenwriter, known for Aloïse (1975), La piste du télégraphe (1994) and Sophie et le Capitaine (1978). She directed more than twenty films and documentaries between 1965 and 2016. Kermadec began as a set photographer, working with Agnes Varda on Cléo from 5 to 7, Alain Resnais on Muriel, and Yves Robert on Berbert and the Train. Her first two feature films, Home Sweet Home (1972) and Aloïse (1975), were both screened at Cannes Film Festival.

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Liliane de Kermadec 1
Liliane de Kermadec 2

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cléo from 5 to 7
1962Winner

Best Performance

Cléo from 5 to 7

The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967Winner

Best Performance

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Muriel, or the Time of Return
1963Nominee

Best Performance

Muriel, or the Time of Return

Career Highlights

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976Highlight

Best Picture

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

News from Home
1977Highlight

Best Picture

News from Home

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