- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- March 28, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Lyon, Rhône, France
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 28 March 1960) is a Franco–Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world. Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's parents were teachers of physical education and sport, and his father later became a physiotherapist and masseur in paediatric hospitals. He was also a French boxing champion while his mother was a medal-winning runner. His grandfather was an artisan jeweller. The "Classiques & Contemporains" edition of La Nuit de Valognes (Don Juan on Trial) claims that Schmitt depicts himself as a rebellious teenager who detested received wisdom and was sometimes prone to violent outbursts. According to Schmitt, however, it was philosophy that saved him and taught him to be himself and to feel that he was free. One day, his mother took him to the Théâtre des Célestins to se…
Filmography
movieBungalow 21
2024 · Author, Theatre Play
movieLes Scandales de « La Religieuse »
2023 · Self
movieKleine Eheverbrechen
2023 · Theatre Play
tvThe Unexpected Getaway
2022 · Self
tvUn monde, un regard
2021
movieMonsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran
2020
tvBonsoir bonsoir!
2019 · Self
tvCette année-là
2018 · Self
tvPour emporter
2018 · Self
moviePiccoli crimini coniugali
2017 · Theatre Play
movieHibernatus
2015 · Adaptation
movieLa Dernière Campagne
2013 · Patrick Buisson
tvThe Unexpected Getaway
2012 · Self
movieOscar and the Lady in Pink
2009 · Director, Writer
tvC à vous
2009 · Self - Guest
tvC Politique
2009 · Self - Guest
movieOscar et la dame Rose
2007 · Author
movieOdette Toulemonde
2007 · Director, Screenplay
movieOscar and the Lady in Pink
2007 · Author
movieL’Évangile selon Pilate
2005 · Author
movieVolpone
2004 · Screenplay
movieMilady
2004 · Screenplay
movieMonsieur Ibrahim
2003 · Novel
movieAurélien
2003 · Screenplay
tvAurélien
2003 · Adaptation, Dialogue
movieSarah
2003 · Scenario Writer
tvDangerous Liaisons
2003 · Writer
movieHôtel des deux mondes
2002 · Author
movieThe Libertine
2000 · Screenplay, Dialogue
movieDedication to Eve
1999 · Author
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
Heavy Weather
movieHeavy Weather
1996 · Writer
movieJamaica Inn
1995 · Screenplay
movieLe droit à l'oubli
1994 · Writer
tvTélématin
1985 · Self
tv30 millions d'amis
1976 · Self
movieMadame Pylinska et le secret de Chopin
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