Lorraine Lévy

Lorraine Lévy (born 29 January 1964) is a French screenwriter, film and stage director, and playwright. She is the sister of writer Marc Levy. After studying literature and law, Lévy became a screenwriter for Jean-Loup Dabadie and René Cleitman while also working as an editor for a publishing house that specializes in art. In 1985, she founded the stage company Compagnie de l'Entracte which staged her first play Finie la comédie (1987). Mostly a screenwriter, she has written screenplays for many telefilms and several episodes of the series Joséphine, ange gardien. In 2004, she made her feature film directorial debut with the comedy film The First Time I Turned Twenty. Source: Article "Lorraine Lévy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

The First Time I Turned Twenty (2004)

In 1960s France, 16-year-old Hannah Goldman is experiencing a painful adolescence. Her Jewish background and plain appearance make her an object of ridicule, but she has a talent for music and is determined to fulfil her ambition to play in the school jazz band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Marilou Berry  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Serge Riaboukine  •  Stéphanie Pasterkamp

In 1960s France, 16-year-old Hannah Goldman is experiencing a painful adolescence. Her Jewish background and plain appearance make her an object of ridicule, but she has a talent for music and is determined to fulfil her ambition to play in the school jazz band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Marilou Berry  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Serge Riaboukine  •  Stéphanie Pasterkamp

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DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Séverine Berthelot  •  Élie Semoun  •  Julie Ferrier  •  Sara Martins

The Other Son (2012)

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Pascal Elbé  •  Jules Sitruk  •  Khalifa Natour

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Pascal Elbé  •  Jules Sitruk  •  Khalifa Natour

Mes amis, mes amours (2008)

Two divorced fathers Mathias and Antoine, decide to raise their children together in London. Their lives consist of Sophie the pretty florist secretly in love with Antoine, Yvonne who runs the 'bistrot français' and has a very maternal outlook on life and Mac Enzie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Pascal Elbé  •  Virginie Ledoyen  •  Florence Foresti

Two divorced fathers Mathias and Antoine, decide to raise their children together in London. Their lives consist of Sophie the pretty florist secretly in love with Antoine, Yvonne who runs the 'bistrot français' and has a very maternal outlook on life and Mac Enzie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Pascal Elbé  •  Virginie Ledoyen  •  Florence Foresti

Salomy Jane (1914)

When beautiful Salomy Jane resists the romantic advances of a young ruffian, she is rescued by Jack Dart, who has his own additional reasons for tangling with the man. Jack fights the ruffian and kills him. He escapes with the law on his trail, for it is (wrongly) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh  •  Lucius Henderson
CAST:  Beatriz Michelena  •  House Peters  •  William Pike  •  Clara Beyers

When beautiful Salomy Jane resists the romantic advances of a young ruffian, she is rescued by Jack Dart, who has his own additional reasons for tangling with the man. Jack fights the ruffian and kills him. He escapes with the law on his trail, for it is (wrongly) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh  •  Lucius Henderson
CAST:  Beatriz Michelena  •  House Peters  •  William Pike  •  Clara Beyers

Les yeux ouverts (2015)

Anne has been blind since birth, François' been blind from the age of seven. This couple is happy. But their daily routine changes the day François is given an artificial cornea transplant and regains his sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Yannick Soulier  •  Antoine Duléry  •  Liliane Rovère  •  Clémentine Célarié

Anne has been blind since birth, François' been blind from the age of seven. This couple is happy. But their daily routine changes the day François is given an artificial cornea transplant and regains his sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Yannick Soulier  •  Antoine Duléry  •  Liliane Rovère  •  Clémentine Célarié

Knock (2017)

Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Ana Girardot  •  Alex Lutz  •  Hélène Vincent

Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Ana Girardot  •  Alex Lutz  •  Hélène Vincent

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance (2018)

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DIRECTION:  Éric Hannezo
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Jamel Debbouze  •  Pierre Lescure  •  Oxmo Puccino

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DIRECTION:  Éric Hannezo
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Jamel Debbouze  •  Pierre Lescure  •  Oxmo Puccino