Brigitte Sy
Brigitte Sy is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut Les mains libres was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.[1][2][3]
Personal life
She is the mother of the actor Louis Garrel who she had with the director, Philippe Garrel.[4] In an Arte short film collection about AIDS awareness she revealed that she has been HIV-positive since 1990, contracted from a partner who previously had a drug addiction.[5] She also addresses the issue in Les mains libres and L'endroit idéal where the protagonist, Barbara (played by Ronit Elkabetz) is HIV-positive.[6]
Filmography
Actress
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Role |
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| 1979 |
Memoirs of a French Whore |
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Original title: La dérobade |
| 1983 |
Liberté, la nuit |
Micheline, Laszlo's wife |
Philippe Garrel film |
| 1989 |
Les baisers de secours |
Jeanne |
Philippe Garrel film. AKA Emergency Kisses |
| 1991 |
Cas de divorce |
Agnès Delsol |
1 episode: Saulnier contre Saulnier |
| 1991 |
J'entends plus la guitare |
Aline |
Philippe Garrel film |
| 1991 |
Meeting Venus |
French Customs Officer |
István Szabó film |
| 1997 |
Généalogies d'un crime |
Jeanne |
Raúl Ruiz film |
| 1997 |
Ma 6-T va crack-er |
Proviseur |
Jean-François Richet film |
| 1998 |
Melody for a Hustler |
Véronique |
Original title: Cantique de la racaille |
| 2000 |
L'amour prisonnier |
Marlène |
TV movie |
| 2005 |
Regular Lovers |
la mère de François |
Philippe Garrel film |
| 2006 |
Déluge |
Her Mother |
Short film |
| 2007 |
L'été indien |
Alice |
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| 2007 |
Fear(s) of the Dark |
(voice) |
Original title: Peur(s) du noir |
| 2008 |
Choisir d'aimer |
Isabelle |
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| 2008 |
Versailles |
Mme Herchel |
Pierre Schöller film |
| 2008 |
Ben et Thomas |
Mme Bouillon, the French teacher |
2 episodes |
| 2008 |
Rien dans les poches |
Agathe Manikowski |
TV movie |
References
External links
| Persondata |
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