Sólveig Anspach (8 December 1960 – 7 August 2015)[1] was an Icelandic-French film director and screenwriter. Born to a German-Romanian father Gerhard Anspach and an Icelandic mother Högna Sigurðardóttir, she spent most of her life living and working in France.[2] After studying philosophy and clinical psychology in Paris, she enrolled in La Fémis and graduated with a diploma in directing in 1989. Her film Stormy Weather was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Anspach died of breast cancer on 7 August 2015 at the age of 54.[4]
Sólveig Anspach | |
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| Born | 8 December 1960 Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland |
| Died | 7 August 2015 (aged 54) Drôme, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1998–2015 |
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1988 | La Tire | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1989 | Par amour | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 1990 | Les Îles Vestmannaeyar | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 1991 | Sandrine, une autre vie | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 1991 | Le Chemin de Kjölur | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 1992 | Sandrine à Paris | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1993 | Vizir et Vizirette | Yes | Short film | |
| 1995 | Le Toucher | Yes | Documentary film Part of Allô la Terre series | |
| 1995 | Les Loups | Yes | Documentary film Part of Allô la Terre series | |
| 1995 | Bonjour, c'est pour un sondage | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1995 | Sarajevo, paroles de casques bleus | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1995 | Bistrik, Sarajevo | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 1996 | Les Origines | Yes | Documentary film Part of Allô la Terre series | |
| 1997 | Le Théâtre des Marionnettes | Yes | Documentary film Part of Allô la Terre series | |
| 1997 | Barbara, you're not guilty... | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1998 | Que personne ne bouge ! | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1999 | Haut les cœurs! | Yes | Yes | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent - Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film |
| 2001 | Made in the USA | Yes | Yes | Documentary film 2001 Cannes Film Festival - François Chalais Prize |
| 2001 | Reykjavik, des elfes dans la ville | Yes | Documentary short film | |
| 2002 | La Revue Deschamps Makeïef | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2003 | Stormy Weather | Yes | Yes | Nominated—2003 Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard |
| 2004 | Les Européens | Yes | Segment: Jane by the Sea | |
| 2004 | Faux tableaux dans vrais paysages islandais | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2005 | Le Secret | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2006 | Manon, Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2006 | Didda, Reykyavik, Islande | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 2008 | Skrapp út (Back Soon) | Yes | Yes | Locarno International Film Festival - Variety Piazza Grande Award |
| 2009 | Christine | Yes | Yes | Documentary short film |
| 2010 | The Rebel, Louise Michel | Yes | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2010 | Anne et les tremblements | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Queen of Montreuil | Yes | Yes | Reykjavík International Film Festival - Audience Award 69th Venice International Film Festival - Lina Mangiacapre Award |
| 2013 | Lulu femme nue | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation |
| 2016 | L'Effet aquatique | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival - SACD Award (Directors' Fortnight) César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
References edit
- ^ "La cinéaste Solveig Anspach, auteur de " Haut les cœurs ! " et " Lulu femme nue ", est morte". Le Monde. 8 August 2015.
- ^ Laurent Carpentier (21 January 2014). "Sólveig Anspach filme le bonheur en urgence". Le Monde. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Stormy Weather". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Sólveig Anspach Dies: French Filmmaker Was 54". Deadline.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.