BrigitteRoüan(born28September1946)isaFrenchdirector,screenwriterandactress.[1] BrigitteRoüan Born 28September1946(age72) Toulon,France Occupation Actress,screenwriter,director Yearsactive 1971–present Contents LifeandcareerEdit RouanwasbornintoaFrenchnavalfamilyinToulonin1946.ShewasorphanedatagesixandspentherchildhoodinAlgeriaandSenegal.Atage...(展开全部) BrigitteRoüan(born28September1946)isaFrenchdirector,screenwriterandactress.[1] BrigitteRoüan Born 28September1946(age72) Toulon,France Occupation Actress,screenwriter,director Yearsactive 1971–present Contents LifeandcareerEdit RouanwasbornintoaFrenchnavalfamilyinToulonin1946.ShewasorphanedatagesixandspentherchildhoodinAlgeriaandSenegal.Atage12,sheleftforconventschoolinParis. Heractingcareerbeganatage21,onthestage.HerperformanceleadthewaytosmallfilmrolesfordirectorsincludingAlainResnais,JacquesRivette,andBertrandTavernier. RouanbecameadirectorinherownrightwhenshehelmedashortfilmtitledGrosse.ItwonaCésarAwardin1986.ShewouldbecomeafeaturefilmdirectorwithOverseas(1990),whichwontheCritics'Weekawardatthe1990CannesFilmFestival.Sheco-starredinthefilmwithMarianneBaslerandNicoleGarciatoportraysistersincolonialNorthAfricaduringthe1950s. Thenowactor-directorwouldcontinueinroles,includingoneinOlivier,Olivier(1991)forPolishdirectorAgnieszkaHolland. Rouan's1997filmPostCoitum,AnimalTristegarneredattentionforitsdepictionofanaffairbetweenamiddle-agedwoman(playedbyRouanherself)andayoungerman.ThefilmwasasuccessinitsnativecountryandreceivedstrongnoticesinAmerica,whereitscreenedattheNewYorkFilmFestivalbeforeplayingtoarthousecrowds.ItwasalsoscreenedintheUnCertainRegardsectionatthe1997CannesFilmFestival.[2] In1998,shewasamemberofthejuryatthe48thBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.[3]