Catherine Breillat

Catherine Breillat
Breillat in 2023
Born (1948-07-13) 13 July 1948 (age 76)
Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, novelist

Catherine Breillat (French: [bʁɛja]; born 13 July 1948) is a French filmmaker, novelist and professor of auteur cinema at the European Graduate School. In the film business for over 40 years, Breillat chooses to normalize previously taboo subjects in cinema. Taking advantage of the medium of cinema, Breillat juxtaposes different perspectives to highlight irony found in society.[1]

  1. ^ Constable, "Unbecoming Sexual Desires for Women Becoming Sexual Subjects."