Siegrid Alnoy (born April 19, 1971 in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France) is a French director and screenwriter.[1] She has directed and written several shorts, as well as two television films and one feature film.[1] She is best known for her feature film Elle est des Nôtres (She's One of Us) which has won several awards and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
Siegrid Alnoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1971 Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Notable work | Elle est des Nôtres |
Early life and education edit
Alnoy was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France.[1]
From 1989-1990 Alnoy went to post secondary for superior mathematics and literature, specifically modern letters.[1] She finished her studies with a PhD and Masters in Cinematography and Audiovisual Research,[4] and her doctorate thesis discussed "The Notion of First Film in Europe."[1]
Career edit
Early career edit
Before her career in film, Alnoy had a brief career as a dancer.[2] After she directed Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde (1993) Alnoy began working as a script writer for the National Center of Cinema. She then moved on to Arte TV Channel in the same position and directed two television films for this TV company.[1]
Cinema edit
Feature film edit
Alnoy has one feature film entitled Elle est des Nôtres, which debuted in 2003. It has two titles in English, She's One of Us and For She's a Jolly Good Fellow.[5] The original title idea was L'Idiote.[6]
Elle est des Nôtres follows the story of Christine Blanc (Sasha Andrès) as she works at a temp agency.[2] Her career and social life have fallen into a standstill and Blanc has great difficulty with social interactions.[5] The film portrays her as a naive, almost idiotic character.[6] It is only once she murders her boss, Patricia (Catherine Mouchet) that her life takes a turn and she lands a long-term contract, has friends, and is generally successful.[5] However the investigation and guilt haunt her and Blanc inevitably hands herself over to the police.[7] The film covers themes around alienation experienced by workers, particularly female employees, in a modern, capitalist society and the feelings of invisibility that result.[5][6]
The film was screened at three film festivals: Cannes Film Festival, the Stockholm Film Festival, and the Thessaloniki Film Festival.[8] It was shown in the category of "Divers Section Parallele (First Film)" at the Cannes Film Festival.[3] The judges at the Thessaloniki Film Festival gave her a Special Mention in the category of feature film.[8] Elle est des Nôtres went on to e given a prize from the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESECI).[9]
Television films edit
Alnoy has two television films both produced by Arte TV where she worked as a screenwriter. Her first film was Nos Familles in 2007. She was the director, co-screenwriter, and co-dialogist on this film.[1] This film is set in a psychiatric institution.[6]
Her second film is from 2012, Miroir Mon Amour / Mirror My Love, is an adaption of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.[10]
Short films edit
Alnoy has directed and written five short films.[4] Her first short is Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde (1993) which was made on 16mm film.[1] Nos Enfants (1998) follows three mothers and their children at a playground.[11] Notre Amnesia (2001) follows the story of a 20-year-old Arab street vendor who sells flowers in France.[2] Her two other shorts are Le Contre-Ciel (1996) and Regarde-Moi (2000).[2]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Quand Mon Doigt Par Mégarde | director, screenwriter[1] |
| 1996 | Le Contre-Ciel | director, screenwriter[4] |
| 1998 | Nos Enfants | director, screenwriter[2] |
| 2000 | Regarde-Moi | director, screenwriter[2] |
| 2001 | Notre Amnésie | director, screenwriter[2] |
| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Elle est des Notres | director, co-screenwriter[2] |
| 2007 | Nos Familles | director, co-screenwriter[1] |
| 2013 | Miroir Mon Amour | director, screenwriter[10] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hottell, Ruth A.; Pallister, Janis L. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Archives of La Semaine de la Critique". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Siegrid Alnoy". Zelig: Agence Artistique et Litteraire. Retrieved Oct 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Romney, Jonathan (March 2004). "Rules of Estrangement". Film Comment. 40 (2): 22–23, 25 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Lübecker, Nikolaj (2013). "The Poetry of Idiots: Siegrid Alnoy, Lars Von Trier, and Bruno Dumont". New Review of Film and Television Studies. 11 (4): 438–454. doi:10.1080/17400309.2013.830925. S2CID 191981771.
- ^ Ince, Kate (2008). "From Minor to "Major" Cinema? Women's and Feminist Cinema in France in the 2000s" (PDF). Australian Journal of French Studies. 45 (3): 277–287. doi:10.3828/AJFS.45.3.277 – via Liverpool University Press Online.
- ^ a b Sloan, Jane (2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films About Women. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 235.
- ^ "14th Stockholm International Film Festival". FIPRESCI: the international federation of film critic. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Kahn, Tania (Oct 26, 2012). "<Miroir Mon Amour?, le Sexe Fable". Liberation. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "Nos enfants". Unifrance: French Cinema Worldwide. Retrieved October 20, 2019.