Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer
Bonitzer in 2010
Born (1946-02-01) 1 February 1946 (age 78)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, actor, film critic
Years active1967–present
PartnerSophie Fillières
ChildrenAgathe Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer (French: [bɔnitsɛʁ]; born 1 February 1946) is a French screenwriter, film director, actor, and former film critic for Cahiers du cinéma. He has written for 48 films and has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation.[1][2]

Bonitzer has received three César Award nominations, French cinema's highest honour: Best Writing for My Favorite Season (1993), Best First Feature Film for Encore (1996), and Best Original Screenplay for Les Innocentes (2016).

He has a daughter, actress Agathe Bonitzer, with filmmaker Sophie Fillières.[3]

  1. ^ "Le Cinéma de Raoul Ruiz: La vocation suspendue". lecinemaderaoulruiz.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. ^ "NY Times: La vocation suspendue". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Agathe Bonitzer : "J'ai longtemps éprouvé un réel sentiment d'imposture"". L'Express. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016.