Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky (born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Lvovsky was born in Paris in 1964, the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at La Fémis in Paris, notably a contemporary of Arnaud Desplechin, with whom she often collaborates. Her first two films cast Emmanuelle Devos, who was then at the beginning of her career. She is the actress with most nominations for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, with six nominations: in 2002 for My Wife Is an Actress, in 2006 for Backstage, in 2008 for Actrices, in 2010 for The French Kissers, in 2012 for House of Pleasures and in 2016 for Summertime. Her film Sentiments was nominated for the César Award for Best Film in 2004. Her film Camille redouble was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD. She was named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Noémie Lvovsky" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Jean Douchet, Restless Child (2017)

Three young cinephiles follow Jean Douchet, question his friends and former students. This documentary reveals the man and his critical philosophy, a part of the history of Cahiers du Cinema and this art of loving to which he has devoted his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fabien Hagège  •  Guillaume Namur  •  Vincent Haasser
CAST:  Jean Douchet  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Barbet Schroeder  •  Arnaud Desplechin

Three young cinephiles follow Jean Douchet, question his friends and former students. This documentary reveals the man and his critical philosophy, a part of the history of Cahiers du Cinema and this art of loving to which he has devoted his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fabien Hagège  •  Guillaume Namur  •  Vincent Haasser
CAST:  Jean Douchet  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Barbet Schroeder  •  Arnaud Desplechin

Summertime (2015)

In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Izïa Higelin  •  Cécile de France  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Laetitia Dosch

In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Izïa Higelin  •  Cécile de France  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Laetitia Dosch

One Nation, One King (2018)

„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the French Republic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Schoeller
CAST:  Gaspard Ulliel  •  Adèle Haenel  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Louis Garrel

„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the French Republic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Schoeller
CAST:  Gaspard Ulliel  •  Adèle Haenel  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Louis Garrel

Father & Sons (2019)

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Félix Moati
CAST:  Vincent Lacoste  •  Benoît Poelvoorde  •  Anaïs Demoustier  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Félix Moati
CAST:  Vincent Lacoste  •  Benoît Poelvoorde  •  Anaïs Demoustier  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Invisibles (2019)

Following a city councils decision, a women's shelter will soon be closed and social workers have only three months to accommodate the residents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis-Julien Petit
CAST:  Audrey Lamy  •  Corinne Masiero  •  Déborah Lukumuena  •  Pablo Pauly

Following a city councils decision, a women's shelter will soon be closed and social workers have only three months to accommodate the residents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis-Julien Petit
CAST:  Audrey Lamy  •  Corinne Masiero  •  Déborah Lukumuena  •  Pablo Pauly

The Summer House (2018)

A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered from the rest of the world. Anna goes there with her daughter for a few days of vacation. Amidst her family, friends and the house staff, Anna has to handle her fresh ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
CAST:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Valeria Golino  •  Noémie Lvovsky

A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered from the rest of the world. Anna goes there with her daughter for a few days of vacation. Amidst her family, friends and the house staff, Anna has to handle her fresh ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
CAST:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Valeria Golino  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Play (2019)

In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Marciano
CAST:  Alain Chabat  •  Max Boublil  •  Alice Isaaz  •  Noémie Lvovsky

In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Marciano
CAST:  Alain Chabat  •  Max Boublil  •  Alice Isaaz  •  Noémie Lvovsky

How to Be a Good Wife (2020)

Paulette Van Der Beck and her husband have been running the housekeeping school of Bitche in Alsace for many years. Their mission is to train teenage girls to become the perfect housewives at a time when women were expected to be subservient to their husband. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Provost
CAST:  Juliette Binoche  •  Yolande Moreau  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Édouard Baer

Paulette Van Der Beck and her husband have been running the housekeeping school of Bitche in Alsace for many years. Their mission is to train teenage girls to become the perfect housewives at a time when women were expected to be subservient to their husband. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Provost
CAST:  Juliette Binoche  •  Yolande Moreau  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Édouard Baer

Working Girls (2020)

Everyday, three sex workers cross the border from France into Belgium to practice their trade. At the end of one particularly hot summer, all three share a secret that will bind them together forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Paulicevich  •  Frédéric Fonteyne
CAST:  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Sara Forestier  •  Annabelle Lengronne  •  Salomé Dewaels

Everyday, three sex workers cross the border from France into Belgium to practice their trade. At the end of one particularly hot summer, all three share a secret that will bind them together forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Paulicevich  •  Frédéric Fonteyne
CAST:  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Sara Forestier  •  Annabelle Lengronne  •  Salomé Dewaels

The End of Love (2020)

At first, they make love even if they are not in the same country. She's in Paris, he's in Tel Aviv. Time passes and over-communication kills their privacy. In the end, they fall in love for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keren Ben Rafael
CAST:  Judith Chemla  •  Arieh Worthalter  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Vassili Schneider

At first, they make love even if they are not in the same country. She's in Paris, he's in Tel Aviv. Time passes and over-communication kills their privacy. In the end, they fall in love for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keren Ben Rafael
CAST:  Judith Chemla  •  Arieh Worthalter  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Vassili Schneider

Les cinéphiles 2 : Eric a disparu (1989)

More young cinephiles in part two of Skorecki's three part film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Skorecki
CAST:  Sébastien Clerger  •  Harold Manning  •  Nathalie Joyeux  •  David Matarasso

More young cinephiles in part two of Skorecki's three part film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Skorecki
CAST:  Sébastien Clerger  •  Harold Manning  •  Nathalie Joyeux  •  David Matarasso

One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)

A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Berri
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Miou-Miou  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Pierre Arditi

A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Berri
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Miou-Miou  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Pierre Arditi

School for All (2006)

Jahwad is thirty years old and going nowhere fast. He flunked out of school, and slipped into petty crime. Now, he has the police on his tail. So Jahwad is no longer going nowhere, he is getting out of town as fast as he can. He hitches a ride with a schoolteacher, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Rochant
CAST:  Arié Elmaleh  •  Élodie Navarre  •  Vincent Desagnat  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Jahwad is thirty years old and going nowhere fast. He flunked out of school, and slipped into petty crime. Now, he has the police on his tail. So Jahwad is no longer going nowhere, he is getting out of town as fast as he can. He hitches a ride with a schoolteacher, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Rochant
CAST:  Arié Elmaleh  •  Élodie Navarre  •  Vincent Desagnat  •  Noémie Lvovsky

The Big Apartment (2006)

Thanks to the law of 1948 and to her grandmother, the nominal tenant who is always absent, Francesca Cigalone and all her tribe (thoughtless husband, orphan sister, self-centered film maker and his mistress of the day, eccentric granny, friends, friends of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pascal Thomas
CAST:  Laetitia Casta  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Thanks to the law of 1948 and to her grandmother, the nominal tenant who is always absent, Francesca Cigalone and all her tribe (thoughtless husband, orphan sister, self-centered film maker and his mistress of the day, eccentric granny, friends, friends of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pascal Thomas
CAST:  Laetitia Casta  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Noémie Lvovsky

À deux c'est plus facile (2009)

In order not to be thrown from his big Parisian apartment by his sister, the idiosyncratic pensioner Joseph takes the 20-year-old farmer's daughter Marilyn with him. She wants to complete an apprenticeship as a make-up artist in the capital, preferably for horror ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Émilie Deleuze
CAST:  Michel Galabru  •  Luce Radot  •  Marcial Di Fonzo Bo  •  Alexandra Stewart

In order not to be thrown from his big Parisian apartment by his sister, the idiosyncratic pensioner Joseph takes the 20-year-old farmer's daughter Marilyn with him. She wants to complete an apprenticeship as a make-up artist in the capital, preferably for horror ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Émilie Deleuze
CAST:  Michel Galabru  •  Luce Radot  •  Marcial Di Fonzo Bo  •  Alexandra Stewart

L'amour, la mort, les fringues (2011)

They stick to our skin and soul, our clothes. We believe we buy them, they own us. Warning ! these rags are traitors: far from dressing us they expose our complexes, our moods ... Clinging to their hangers, to our memories too, they exercise an underhand ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danielle Thompson
CAST:  Pascale Arbillot  •  Ariane Ascaride  •  Aure Atika  •  Marie-Christine Barrault

They stick to our skin and soul, our clothes. We believe we buy them, they own us. Warning ! these rags are traitors: far from dressing us they expose our complexes, our moods ... Clinging to their hangers, to our memories too, they exercise an underhand ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danielle Thompson
CAST:  Pascale Arbillot  •  Ariane Ascaride  •  Aure Atika  •  Marie-Christine Barrault

The Great Magic (2023)

The 20s. In a seaside resort where everybody is bored, Albert Marvuglia, a slightly shabby conjurer, makes Marta, the wife of the wealthy bourgeois Charles Moufflet, disappear, who takes advantage of this tour to escape for good.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noémie Lvovsky
CAST:  Damien Bonnard  •  Sergi López  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Rebecca Marder

The 20s. In a seaside resort where everybody is bored, Albert Marvuglia, a slightly shabby conjurer, makes Marta, the wife of the wealthy bourgeois Charles Moufflet, disappear, who takes advantage of this tour to escape for good.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noémie Lvovsky
CAST:  Damien Bonnard  •  Sergi López  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Rebecca Marder

Si tu vois ma mère (2020)

Max is single, ophthalmologist, and a real mama's boy. Until she suddenly dies. Max should be devastated, yet he seems to be coping well. Too well. He actually still sees her, talks to her. She is not gone, still here, still close to her beloved baby boy. Max knows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathanaël Guedj
CAST:  Félix Moati  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Gilles Cohen

Max is single, ophthalmologist, and a real mama's boy. Until she suddenly dies. Max should be devastated, yet he seems to be coping well. Too well. He actually still sees her, talks to her. She is not gone, still here, still close to her beloved baby boy. Max knows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathanaël Guedj
CAST:  Félix Moati  •  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Gilles Cohen

Nobody's Hero (2022)

Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Médéric meets and falls in love with middle-aged sex worker Isadora, who is married. When the city center is the scene of a terrorist attack, Selim, a young, homeless guy, provokes a wave of paranoia by taking refuge in Médéric's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Guiraudie
CAST:  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Jean-Charles Clichet  •  Michel Masiero  •  Iliès Kadri

Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Médéric meets and falls in love with middle-aged sex worker Isadora, who is married. When the city center is the scene of a terrorist attack, Selim, a young, homeless guy, provokes a wave of paranoia by taking refuge in Médéric's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Guiraudie
CAST:  Noémie Lvovsky  •  Jean-Charles Clichet  •  Michel Masiero  •  Iliès Kadri

Teddy (2020)

In a rural French town, twenty-something Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast and slowly undergoes frightening changes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ludovic Boukherma  •  Zoran Boukherma
CAST:  Anthony Bajon  •  Ludovic Torrent  •  Christine Gautier  •  Noémie Lvovsky

In a rural French town, twenty-something Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast and slowly undergoes frightening changes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ludovic Boukherma  •  Zoran Boukherma
CAST:  Anthony Bajon  •  Ludovic Torrent  •  Christine Gautier  •  Noémie Lvovsky
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