Sylvie Verheyde (born 1967) is a French film director, actress, and screenwriter.
Sylvie Verheyde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actress |
Career
The films Verheyde has directed include Un frère (1997), in which Emma de Caunes won a César Award for Most Promising Actress,[1] Princesses (2000), Amour de Femme (2001), Stella (2008) and Confession of a Child of the Century (2011), starring Pete Doherty, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[2] Sex Doll (2016; she also wrote the screenplay for this film),[3] and directed Madame Claude (2021).[4]
With Sylvie Ohayon, she co-wrote the screenplay of the 2021 film Haute Couture.[5]
The movies Stella (2008) and Stella In Love (2022) are both references to Verheyde's childhood.[6] Sex Doll (2016) and Madame Claude (2021) are both movies about prostitution, again a topic close to Verheyde as her grandmother and one of her cousin were prostitutes.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1991 | Entre chiens et loups | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 1992 | La maison verte | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 1997 | Un frère... | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Princesses | Yes | Yes | |
| 2001 | Un amour de femme | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 2007 | Scorpion | Yes | ||
| Sang froid | Yes | Yes | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Stella | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Confession of a Child of the Century | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Lescop, la nuit américaine | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Sex Doll | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Ibrahim | Yes | ||
| Haute couture | Yes | |||
| Madame Claude | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | Stella est amoureuse | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Nudes | Yes | TV mini-series | |
Awards
- Best Director for Sang froid at Television Festival of La Rochelle, 2007
- Lina Mangiacapre Award and Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award, at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, for Stella