Mona Achache

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Mona Achache
Achache in 2010
Born
Mona Achache

(1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 45)[1]
Paris, France[2]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actress
Years active2003–present
SpousePatrick Blossier
Children3
Parents

Mona Achache (born 18 March 1981) is a French-Moroccan[3] film director, screenwriter, and actress.[4][1][5][6] She wrote and directed the feature films The Hedgehog (2009), Les Gazelles (2014), Valiant Hearts (2021), and Little Girl Blue (2023). She also directed the Netflix documentary The Women and the Murderer (2021). In 2024, she was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film for Little Girl Blue.

Early life

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Achache was born in Paris,[7] France on 18 March 1981.[1] Her mother was French writer and photographer Carole Achache,[8] and her father is French director and screenwriter Jean Achache.[9] She has a brother.[10] Her maternal grandparents were French writer Monique Lange,[8] and French science historian Jean-Jacques Salomon.[11] Her maternal grandmother was born Jewish and later converted to Catholicism.[12][13] Her maternal great-grandfather, Robert Lange, was a French journalist and politician.[14][15] Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo was her maternal step-grandfather.[16][17] Her paternal grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, was an Austrian-Jewish psychoanalyst[18] who survived the Holocaust[19] as a child while hidden in the Château de Chambord in France during World War II.[20][21][22]

Achache received a literary and theatrical education.[1]

Career

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Achache and Marion Cotillard during the premiere of Little Girl Blue at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Achache worked as an assistant director for Michel Boujenah in his 2003 film Father and Sons,[1] and later began screenwriting for fictional and documentary films.[1] She became a mother at the age of 20 and directed a documentary film about childbirth,[23] Alma et les autres, released in 2004,[24] which became a reference in more than 500 maternity wards in France during birth preparation sessions.[25][26]

In 2005, she wrote and directed the short film Suzanne, based on the story of her grandmother, who witnessed her father being arrested by the Nazis when she was 13 years old.[27]

In 2009, Achache wrote and directed her first feature film, The Hedgehog, based on the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.[1] That same year, she had a small part in the French-Greek drama film Eden Is West, directed by Costa-Gavras.[1] In 2013, she co-wrote the screenplay of the comedy film Les gamins, directed by Anthony Marciano.[1]

In 2014, Achache wrote and directed her second feature film, the comedy Les Gazelles.[1]

In 2021, she wrote and directed her third feature film, the World War II drama Valiant Hearts, starring Camille Cottin,[28] based on the real-life story of her grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care to escape the Holocaust.[21][29] That same year, she also directed the Netflix documentary The Women and the Murderer, about French serial killer Guy Georges.[30]

In 2023, Achache wrote, directed, and played herself in the French docudrama Little Girl Blue. The film tells the story of her mother,[3] Carole Achache, who was portrayed by Marion Cotillard.[8] The film made its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was nominated for the L'Œil d'or award,[31] and for the César Award for Best Documentary Film.[32]

Personal life

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In the early 2000s, Achache was in a relationship with director Christophe Ruggia. She later revealed that their relationship ended after he confessed to her that he had fallen in love with and inappropriately touched actress Adèle Haenel, who was at that time underage. This confession corroborated Haenel's account of sexual abuse at the hands of Ruggia.[33][34]

Achache is married to French cinematographer Patrick Blossier.[1][35] She has three children,[25] two daughters and one son.[36]

Achache is a member of the French gender equality group Collectif 50/50.[37]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Father and Sons Assistant director Directed by Michel Boujenah
2009 The Hedgehog Director and screenwriter
2013 Les gamins Screenwriter Directed by Anthony Marciano
2014 Les Gazelles Director and screenwriter
2021 Valiant Hearts Director and screenwriter
2023 Little Girl Blue Director, screenwriter and actress

Short films

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Suzanne Director and screenwriter Based on the story of Suzanne Achache-Wiznitzer[27]
2008 Wawa
2016 Speed Dating Director Campaign against domestic violence for France's Fondation des Femmes[38]

Documentaries

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Alma et les autres Director
2016 Grandmas Project Director and cinematographer Documentary web-series; episode "Marillenknödel"[18]
2021 The Women and the Murderer Director Netflix documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Bankable Director Television film
2015–2016 Defendant Television series (3 episodes)
2015–2017 Marjorie Television series (3 episodes)
2019 Osmosis Television series (2 episodes)
2019–2020 Balthazar Television series (4 episodes)
2022 Champion Television film
2022–2023 HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel Television series (4 episodes)

Actress

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Eden Is West Marie-Lou Directed by Costa-Gavras
2011 Dans la tourmente Charlier's wife Directed by Christophe Ruggia
2023 Little Girl Blue Herself Also director and screenwriter

Awards and nominations

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Year Award / Festival Category Work Result Ref(s)
2005 Avanca Film Festival Best Film - International Competition Suzanne Nominated [39]
Giffoni Film Festival Best Short Film Nominated [27]
2006 Ebensee Festival of Nations Silver Bear Won [40]
2009 Cairo International Film Festival Best Director The Hedgehog Won [41]
FIPRESCI Prize Won
Silver Pyramid Won
Special Award Won
Golden Pyramid Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival Best Film - Audience Award Won [42]
Golden Spike - Best Film Nominated [7]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Film by or About Women Won [citation needed]
2010 Seattle International Film Festival Best Film Won [43]
Best Director Runner-up
2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Runner-up [citation needed]
Washington DC Filmfest Audience Award Won [44]
2012 Chlotrudis Award Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated [citation needed]
2023 Cannes Film Festival L'Œil d'or Little Girl Blue Nominated [45]
CineLibri Best Documentary Nominated [46]
Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais Jury Award Nominated [47]
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie Best Medium or Feature-Length Documentary Nominated [48]
Prix Louis-Delluc Best Film Nominated [49]
2024 Lumière Awards Best Documentary Nominated [50]
Paris Film Critics Association Awards Nominated [51]
César Awards Best Documentary Film Nominated [32][52]
Trophées du Film français Scam Award for Best Documentary Nominated [53]

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