Florence Pernel
{{short description|French actress (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Florence Pernel
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| image = Florence Pernel 2014.jpg
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| caption = Pernel in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| years_active =
| spouse = Patrick Rotman
| occupation = Actress, film director, screenwriter
}}
Florence Pernel (born 30 May 1962) is a French actress.
Early life
Pernel was born on 30 May 1962 in Paris.{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674340/ |title=Florence Pernel |website=IMDb |accessdate=31 March 2021}}
She began her acting career at the age of 10 with the TV serial Plein soleil and two years later she made her film debut with Just Jaeckin-directed Girls.{{cite web| first=Sophie |last=Serbini|title=Florence Pernel: Sa biographie|trans-title=Florence Pernel: Biography|url=http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-16452/biographie/|website=Allocine|accessdate=22 September 2014|language=French}} She was nominated for César Award in the category Most Promising Actress for her performance in {{Interlanguage link multi|Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt !|fr}}, directed by Denys Granier-Deferre.{{cite web|title=Florence Pernel : " Caroline n'est pas un personnage très équilibré ! "|trans-title=Florence Pernel "Caroline is not a very balanced character! "|url=http://www.antennereunion.fr/Programmes/Florence-Pernel-Caroline-n-est-pas-un-personnage-tres-equilibre?pgp=299155&photo=Mes%20amis%20Mes%20Amours%20Mes%20emmerdes-|website=Antenne Reunion|accessdate=22 September 2014|language=French|date=7 December 2012}} At age 16 she visited a theater class from Didier Betourne that allowed her a scholarship from the Foundation of Marcel Bleu-Blanchet. From 1991 to 1992 she studied at Studio Pygmalion with Professor Pascal Luneau and from 1993 to 1997, she again took acting classes at Didier Betourne.
Career
=Film=
Pernel had her breakthrough as an adult when she played the character of Sandrine in the 1993 drama film Three Colors: Blue ({{langx|fr|Trois couleurs:bleu}}) directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski.{{cite book|author=Roger Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|title=25 Great French Films: Ebert's Essentials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UoL8Xy_sV0wC&pg=PT95|date=2012|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-1-4494-2149-6|oclc=798353377|page=95}} She acted alongside Juliette Binoche and Benoît Régent in the film,{{cite book|author1=Jordi Agustí|author2=Marek Haltof|author3=Mauricio Antón|authorlink3=Mauricio Antón|title=The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmuH6nms78oC&pg=PA177|date=2013|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-50402-7|oclc=427446847|page=177}} and her role earned her a César award nomination in the "Best female debut" category.{{cite web|title=Polish Cultural Institute|url=http://www.polishculture-nyc.org/?itemId=121&eventId=1300|website=Polish Cultural Institute|accessdate=22 September 2014}}
In 2000 she played the role of Helene-Anne in the Spanish-language political drama Yoyes directed by Helena Taberna.{{cite book|author=Ronald Schwartz|title=Great Spanish Films Since 1950|url=https://archive.org/details/greatspanishfilm0000schw_t9l3|url-access=registration|date=2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-1-4616-9661-2|oclc=863824716|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatspanishfilm0000schw_t9l3/page/224 224]}} Pernel played the role of Nicolas Sarkozy's second wife, Cécilia, in the 2011 biopic The Conquest, directed by {{Interlanguage link multi|Xavier Durringer|fr}}.{{cite web|last1=Carrière|first1=Christophe|title=Portrait de Cécilia Sarkozy dans La Conquête|trans-title=Portrait of Cecilia Sarkozy in The Conquest|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/portrait-de-cecilia-sarkozy-dans-la-conquete_993297.html|website=L'Express|accessdate=6 October 2014|language=French|date=18 May 2011}}{{cite web|title="La Conquête" par Florence Pernel-Cécilia Sarkozy|trans-title="The Conquest" by Florence Pernel-Cécilia Sarkozy|url=http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18603394.html|website=Allocine|accessdate=6 October 2014|language=French|date=15 April 2011}}{{cite magazine|last1=Kauffmann|first1=Stanley|title=Stanley Kauffmann on Films: The Unexpected|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/film/magazine/98539/unexpected-sarkozy-conquest-tomboy-heaven|magazine=New Republic|accessdate=22 September 2014|date=14 December 2014}} Her co-stars were Denis Podalydès, who played Sarkozy, and Bernard Le Coq.{{cite book|author=Roger Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yDaRdJbXDpQC&pg=PA105|date=2012|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-1-4494-2311-7|oclc=826452920|page=105}} The film was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.{{cn|date=May 2020}}
= TV =
Pernel has also acted in several TV movies.{{cite book|author1=Janis L. Pallister|author2=Ruth A. Hottell|title=Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMv0a2cWVgMC&pg=PA31|year=2011|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-1-61147-443-5|oclc=733232724|page=31}} In 2009 she played the lead role of Caroline Delaume in the six-part French television series Mes amis, mes amours, mes emmerdes.
Personal life
References
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External links
{{commons category|Florence Pernel}}
- [http://florence.pernel.actricesdefrance.org/ Her page on a portal dedicated to francophone actresses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705172013/http://florence.pernel.actricesdefrance.org/ |date=2007-07-05 }}
- {{IMDb name|id=0674340|name=Florence Pernel}}
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Category:French film actresses
Category:French television actresses