Céline Sciamma

Céline Sciamma

November 12, 1978 · 47 years old

Céline Sciamma is a French screenwriter and film director. Sciamma's work is strikingly minimalist, partly the legacy of her mentor, Xavier Beauvois, who advised her while she was a student at the major French film school, La Fémis.

Known For

9 titles
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019 · 2h 2m · Movie

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

8.7
2
My Life as a Zucchini

My Life as a Zucchini

2016 · 1h 10m · Movie

After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

8.3
3
Tomboy

Tomboy

2011 · 1h 22m · Movie

A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.

7.4
4
Petite Maman

Petite Maman

2021 · 1h 13m · Movie

Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her age building a tree-house.

8.1
5
Being 17

Being 17

2016 · 1h 54m · Movie

Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father is on a tour of duty abroad. He is bullied by Thomas, whose mother is ill. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay wi...

7.0
6
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

2007 · 1h 25m · Movie

A love triangle forms among three adolescent girls who meet at a local pool over summer break and each desires the love of another.

6.7
7
Paris, 13th District

Paris, 13th District

2021 · 1h 45m · Movie

Émilie meets Camille, who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - they're friends, sometimes lovers, and often both.

7.1
8
Girlhood

Girlhood

2014 · 1h 53m · Movie

A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.

6.9
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The Balconettes

The Balconettes

2024 · 1h 44m · Movie

Three women in a Marseille apartment gets stuck in a heat wave. They find themselves trapped in a terrifying affair and longing for freedom.

6.3