Amanda Sthers
Amanda Queffélec-Maruani (born 18 April 1978), known professionally as Amanda Sthers, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Sthers is of Tunisian Sefardi and Breton origins. She has written ten novels which have been translated in more than 14 countries. Sthers has been given the title of "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government. Her first play, "Le Vieux Juif blonde" is today studied at Harvard University. Her play "Le Lien" has been performed in Paris and at the Avignon Festival in 2013, and was widely performed in Italy in 2016. Sthers wrote and directed the movie Je vais te manquer in which she directed Carole Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, and Mélanie Thierry. In 2015, she wrote an adaptation of Les Terres Saintes / Holy Lands, which she later directed in English.Shooting took place during winter 2017 in Israel. At the 2017 Zurich Film Festival, Madame, a feature film that she wrote and directed in English was screened, starring Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, and Rossy de Palma. Singer and actor Patrick Bruel was Sthers' first husband with who she married on 21 September 2004. The two have two children, Oscar and Léon who was born 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007. Sthers moved to Los Angeles with her two children in 2017 where she started a film production company. Source: Article "Amanda Sthers" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
You'll Miss Me (2009)
In an airport, six destinies, during a short moment, will change, separate and meet. And if these characters were going through, without knowing it, the most important moment of their lives? Olivier and Lila ... Will he miss his love or will she miss the plane? ... (more)
In an airport, six destinies, during a short moment, will change, separate and meet. And if these characters were going through, without knowing it, the most important moment of their lives? Olivier and Lila ... Will he miss his love or will she miss the plane? ... (more)
Madame
(2017)
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of ... (more)
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of ... (more)
Holy Lands
(2019)
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their ... (more)
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their ... (more)
Promises (2021)
When Alexander and Laura meet during a party what they feel for each other is obvious, but she’s about to get married and Alexander shares a daughter with his beautiful wife. Thanks in part to the support of his lifelong friends, Alexander's childhood memories ... (more)
When Alexander and Laura meet during a party what they feel for each other is obvious, but she’s about to get married and Alexander shares a daughter with his beautiful wife. Thanks in part to the support of his lifelong friends, Alexander's childhood memories ... (more)
