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Juliette Binoche

Actor
Juliette Binoche, born on March 9, 1964, in Paris, is an internationally renowned French actress who has won awards such as an Oscar, a César, and a European Film Award. She won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient (1996, directed by Anthony Minghella), and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for Chocolat (2000, directed by Lasse Hallström). Other notable awards include the Palme d'Or for Certified Copy (2010, directed by Abbas Kiarostami), in which she also plays the lead role. In A MONKEY ON MY SHOULDER (2012, directed by Marion Laine), she plays a heart surgeon in a difficult romantic relationship. In The End of Summer (2008, directed by Olivier Assayas), she portrays an adult daughter who is confronted with family memories after the death of her mother. In My Beautiful Inner Sun (2017, directed by Claire Denis), she embodies the artist Isabelle, who questions love and acts with poetic lightness in a romantic comedy. In the Polish-French drama The Better Life (2011, directed by Małgorzata Szumowska), she plays a journalist who is confronted with existential questions.

Films

Certified Copy

Certified Copy

By Abbas Kiarostami

2010 | 106 min | Drama

During a trip to Italy, to promote his book, an English author delves into themes like authenticity, identity, and the nature of human relationships.

A Monkey On My Shoulder

A Monkey On My Shoulder

By Marion Laine

2012 | 91 min | Drama

Juliette Binoche and Édgar Ramirez starr as a surgeon couple that has been madly in love for the past 10 years, but has to face their demons.

Summer Hours

Summer Hours

By Olivier Assayas

2008 | 99 min | Drama

Three siblings have to get along with each other after they inherit an impressive art collection.

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1989 | 78 min | Drama

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Burning Beds

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