Tonie Marshall
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Born | Neuilly-sur-Seine,France | 29 November 1951
Died | 12 March 2020 | (aged 68)
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Years active | 1971–2020 |
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Tonie Marshall(29 November 1951 – 12 March 2020)[1][2]was a French-American actress, screenwriter, and film director. In 2000, she became the first female director to win aCésar awardfor her filmVenus Beauty Institute.
Life and career
[edit]Marshall was the daughter of American actor, director, and bandleaderWilliam Marshalland French actressMicheline Presle.[3][4]She was also the aunt of model and actressSarah Marshall,and thehalf-sisterof actorMike Marshall,son of the actressMichèle Morgan.[5]
Before becoming a director, Tonie Marshall was an actress, first in drama and then in television and film, where she played several little parts in the 1970s and 1980s. As she recalls on his beginning on-screen: "I was an actress because it was what seemed the more natural for me, but I was interested a lot in writing and production. I was quite afraid not to make it [directing films]. Because I was a little actress, that I did not attend a specialized school, that I did not have any technique".[6][3]During her childhood, she also developed her experience of films thanks to the arthouse cinema of the Ursulines in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, near which she grew up.[3]
After performing minor parts in several ofJacques Demy'sfilms, includingA Slightly Pregnant Man(1973) andLa Naissance du Jour(1980), Marshall directed her first film,Pentimento(1990), offering the radio and television hostAntoine de Cauneshis first role in cinema.
In 1994, her filmPas très Catholiquewas selected as part of the44th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]
Tonie Marshall's 1999 filmVenus Beauty Institute(Vénus beauté (Institut))won fourCésar Awardsduring the 2000 competition includingBest Director,making her the first female filmmaker to receive this distinction. The César Academy also awardedVenus Beauty InstitutewithBest Film,Best Writing - Original or Adaptation,as well asMost Promising ActressforAudrey Tautou,whose career was launched by the film.
This romantic comedy centers on the search for love and happiness of three employees of a Parisian beauty salon "Vénus Beauté Institut": Angèle (Nathalie Baye), Marie (Audrey Tautou), Samantha (Mathilde Seigner), and their manager Nadine (Bulle Ogier). Tonie Marshall's motherMicheline Preslealso appears in the film where she plays the part of Aunt Maryse. In a 2001 interview for the film magazineCinéaste,Tonie Marshall recalls the genesis of the film and how she was inspired by an existing beauty salon:
"My first idea was to write a part forNathalie Bayebecause I wanted to do something with her that she had not done before: a woman with a very nice appearance, very banal, but who is, in fact, very mixed up and complicated. But I hadn't decided what she would do for a living in the film. Then one day I was passing by a small beauty salon on my street - the light was pink and there was a girl, a beautician I suppose, dressed in pink; and she was closing the shop very, very slowly. Her movement, absolutely like she was dancing, but very slowly, struck me as being an entirely cinematic image. I went back to this beauty parlor as a customer, and when I was there I heard so many incredible things. "[8]
Tonie Marshall has been mostly influenced byJacques Demy's films throughout her career, the most famous ones beingThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964) andThe Young Girls of Rochefort(1967).Venus Beautyemerged from this influence, as well as an additional source of inspiration: the French filmBelle de Jour(1964) directed byLuis Bunueland starringCatherine Deneuve.[9]
In 2002 her filmAu plus près du Paradiswas nominated for the Golden Lion Award as best film at theVenice Film Festival.
Marshall was a signatory of the "Free Roman Polanski" petition following film directorRoman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland in 2009, which read: "We demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski. Film-makers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision… It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary film-makers, is used by police to apprehend him.”[10][11]
In 2017, Marshall releasedNumber One(also released asWoman Up!in the UK and the US), her last feature film, which is based on her conversation with various female corporate executives.[9][2]The film relates the story of Emmanuelle Blachey (Emmanuelle Devos), an engineer who tries to reach the manager position in a company with the help of her female counterparts and despite the misogynistic atmosphere that rules over the firm.
On March 12, 2020, she died from lung cancer at the age of 68.[5]
Activism
[edit]Although Tonie Marshall would not label herself as a feminist, many of her films involve an underlying fight against sexism, especially the later ones includingNumber Onein which she overtly advocates gender equality in the professional sphere.[9]
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Off-set, she was one of the members of the French50/50 Collective,founded in 2018 and which promotes gender diversity and equality in the film industry.[12]The same year, she also joined theFondation des femmes,founded in March 2016, which aims to raise funds for feminist organizations. During the 2018César AwardsCeremony and in association with the foundation, Tonie Marshall participated in the#MaintenantOnAgitmovement as part of which she called diverse personalities to wear a white ribbon as a symbol of the struggle againstviolence against women.[4][6]
In an interview given to the French newspaperLa Tribunein 2017 for the release ofNumber One,Marshall addressed her young female spectators, saying: "For the world to evolve, and to reach true modernity, 45-50% of women should get to decision-making professional positions in order to finally experience a different organization in work and business. If I could help with it, I would be very glad. And if people who watched my film get out of the theater telling themselves" this made me want the same ", it is an absolute joy."[13]
In 2001, Marshall was asked a question about the role played by women filmmakers in France, to which she answered: "Toscan du Plantier, the president of Unifrance, says that French cinema will be saved by women. This may be just aformule,pretty words, I don't know. But I do think that maybe the way we shoot a scene of two people making love is pretty different. "[8]
Work
[edit]Filmography (films and TV)
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Les Saintes chéries | Actress | TV series (1 episode)
Created byNicole de Buronand directed byJean Becker |
1971 | Les Dossiers du professeur Morgan | Actress | TV series (1 episode) |
Un enfant dans la ville | Actress | TV film Directed byPierre Sisser | |
Côté cour, côté champs | Actress | Short Directed byGuy Gilles | |
1972 | What a Flash! | Actress | Directed byJean-Michel Barjol |
1973 | L'Oiseau rare | Actress | Directed byJean-Claude Brialy |
A Slightly Pregnant Man | Actress | Directed byJacques Demy | |
1975 | Une Suédoise à Paris | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed by Patrick Saglio |
Vous ne l'emporterez pas au Paradis | Actress | Directed byFrançois Dupont-Midy | |
La fleur des pois | Actress | TV film Directed byRaymond Rouleau | |
1976 | Les Cinq Dernières Minutes | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byClaude Loursais |
Mords pas, on t'aime | Actress | Directed byYves Allégret | |
Le Cheval évanoui | Actress | TV film Directed byAlain Dhénaut | |
Les Infidèles | Actress | TV film Directed byAlain Dhénaut | |
1977 | Au théâtre ce soir | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byPierre Sabbagh |
1978 | Le Mutant | Actress | TV mini-series Directed byBernard Toublanc-Michel |
Les Deux élèves préférés du professeur Francine Brouda | Actress | Short Directed byDanièle Dubroux | |
1979 | Les Amours de la belle époque | Actress | TV series (1 episode)
Directed byRené Lucot |
Rien ne va plus | Actress | Directed byJean-Michel Ribes | |
1980 | Cinéma 16 | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byEric Le Hung |
Tout dépend des filles | Actress | Directed byPierre Fabre | |
Les Sous-doués | Actress | Directed byClaude Zidi | |
La Naissance du jour | Actress | TV film Directed byJacques Demy | |
1981 | Les Amours des années folles | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byMarion Sarraut |
Le Petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byMichel Treguer | |
Les Dossiers éclatés | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byAlain Boudet | |
La Gueule du loup | Actress | Directed by MichelLéviant | |
Les Roses de Dublin | Actress | TV mini-series Directed byLazare Iglesis | |
1982 | Merci Bernard | Actress | TV series (10 episodes) Directed byJean-Michel Ribes |
1983 | Archipel des amours | Actress | Directed byJacques Davila |
Elle voulait faire du cinéma | Actress | TV film Directed byCaroline Huppert | |
1984 | Paris vu par... vingt ans après | Actress | Sketches Film (1 sketch)
Directed byFrédéric Mitterrand |
Batailles | Actress | TV movie Directed byJean-Michel Ribes | |
1985 | Classique | Actress | Short Directed byChristian Vincent |
1986 | Qui trop embrasse... | Actress | Directed byJacques Davila |
Beau temps mais orageux en fin de journée | Actress | Directed byGérard Frot-Coutaz | |
Le Tiroir secret | Actress | TV mini-series Directed byNadine Trintignant,Roger Gillioz,Michel Boisrond&Édouard Molinaro | |
1987 | Coeurs croisés | Actress | Directed byStéphanie de Mareuil |
1989 | Pentimento | Director / Writer | |
Palace | Actress | TV series (1 episode) Directed byJean-Michel Ribes | |
1990 | Le Champignon des Carpathes | Actress | Directed byJean-Claude Biette |
La Campagne de Cicéron | Actress | Directed byJacques Davila | |
1992 | Chasse gardée | Actress | Directed byJean-Claude Biette |
1993 | Point d'orgue | Actress | TV movie Directed byPaul Vecchiali |
1994 | Not Very Catholic /Something Fishy | Director / Writer | Bergamo Film Meeting – Golden Rosa Camuna Nominated –Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Bear |
3000 scénarios contre un virus | Director | TV series (1 episode) | |
1996 | Pour rire! | Actress | Directed byLucas Belvaux |
Citron amer | Actress | Short Directed byChristiane Lack | |
Enfants de salaud | Director / Writer | ||
1999 | Venus Beauty Institute | Director / Writer | César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Writing Cabourg Film Festival – Golden Swann |
2000 | Tontaine et Tonton | Director | TV film |
2002 | Au plus près du Paradis | Director / Writer | Nominated –Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion |
2003 | France Boutique | Director / Writer | |
2004 | Les Falbalas de Jean-Paul Gaultier | Director / Writer / Cinematographer | Documentary |
2005 | Vénus & Apollon | Director / Writer / Producer | TV series |
2008 | Musée haut, musée bas | Actress | Directed byJean-Michel Ribes |
Passe-passe | Director / Writer / Producer | ||
2009 | X Femmes | Director / Writer | TV series (1 episode) |
Accomplices | Producer | Directed byFrédéric Mermoud | |
2010 | HH, Hitler à Hollywood | Actress | Directed byFrédéric Sojcher |
2012 | Nuts | Producer | Directed byYann Coridian |
2014 | The Missionaries | Director / Writer / Producer | |
2016 | Moka | Producer | |
2017 | Number One / Woman Up! | Director |
Drama
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Duos sur canapé | Actress | Written byMarc Camoletti |
1975 | Un jeu d'enfants | Actress | Written byMartin Walser
Directed by Maurice Attias Théâtre Moderne |
1976 | Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien... | Actress | Written byDidier Kaminka
Directed byHenri Garcin Théâtre La Bruyère |
1979 | Le Père Noel est une ordure | Actress | Written by membersLe Splendidtroupe
Directed byPhilippe Galland Le Splendid |
1979 | Essayez donc nos pédalos | Actress | Written byAlain Marcel |
1983 | Batailles | Actress | Written byRoland Topor,Jean-Michel Ribes
Directed byJean-Michel Ribes Théâtre de l'Athénée |
1987 | Crimes du coeur (Crimes of the Heart) | Actress | Written byBeth Henley
Directed by François Bourgeat La Pépinière-Théâtre |
2008 | Batailles | Actress | Written byRoland Topor,Jean-Michel Ribes
Directed byJean-Michel Ribes Théâtre du Rond-Point |
2011 | L'Amour, la mort, les fringues | Actress | Written byNora EphronandDelia Ephron
Directed byDanièle Thompson Théâtre Marigny |
Recognition
[edit]Marshall achieved a prominent role in theFrench film industry,dominated mainly by men.[9]In her most notable film,Venus Beauty Institute,Marshall touched on the theme of finding love from a female perspective, and how it can fundamentally be more difficult because of how it strays from the traditional dynamic of courtship. She explained how "in a practical sense, it’s complicated to have abandon [oneself] into a man’s arms and, at the same time, stay very tough because you have to work…".[8]This expresses the vulnerabilities women endure when heavily committing to relationships, similar to much of Demy's work, includingThe Umbrellas of CherbourgandThe Young Girls of Rochefort.
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Honors
[edit]For her 1999 filmVenus Beauty Institute:
- 2000Cesar for Best Film
- 2000Cesar for Best Director
- 2000Cesar for Best Writing - Original or Adaptation
- 2000Cesar for Most Promising Actress-Audrey Tautou
Nominations
[edit]For her 1999 filmVenus Beauty Institute:
- 2000Cesar for Best Actress-Nathalie Baye
- 2000Cesar for Best Supporting Actress-Bulle Ogier
- 2000Cesar for Best Supporting Actress-Mathilde Seigner
References
[edit]- ^"Tonie Marshall, la réalisatrice de" Vénus Beauté (Institut) "est décédée à 68 ans".RTL.fr(in French).Retrieved12 March2020.
- ^abBarnes, Mike (12 March 2020)."Tonie Marshall, Writer and Director of 'Venus Beauty,' Dies at 68".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved19 February2021.
- ^abc"Tonie Marshall veut briser le plafond de verre avec" Numéro Une "".ladepeche.fr(in French).Retrieved8 November2022.
- ^ab"Tonie Marshall:" Le corps des femmes, culturellement, appartient à tous "".Télérama(in French). 2 March 2018.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^abà 18h20, Par Pierre Vavasseur avec Renaud Baronian Le 12 mars 2020; À 18h50, Modifié Le 12 Mars 2020 (12 March 2020)."Tonie Marshall, disparition d'une réalisatrice discrète".leparisien.fr(in French).Retrieved8 November2022.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ab"L'image de la semaine: l'adieu à Tonie Marshall | CNC".cnc.fr(in French).Retrieved8 November2022.
- ^"Berlinale: 1994 Programme".berlinale.de.Retrieved16 June2011.
- ^abcMarshall, Tonie; West, Dennis; West, Joan M. (2001)."Women, Beauty Parlors, and Love: An Interview with Tonie Marshall".Cinéaste.26(2): 29–31.ISSN0009-7004.JSTOR41689338.
- ^abcdSeelye, Katharine Q. (17 March 2020)."Tonie Marshall Dies at 68; French Filmmaker Took On Sexism".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved9 November2022.
- ^Knegt, Peter (30 September 2009)."Over 100 In Film Community Sign Polanski Petition".Indiewire.Retrieved9 December2009.
- ^"Polanski Petition: A Gesture of Solidarity and an Appeal to Swiss Justice".HuffPost.11 May 2010.Retrieved19 November2022.
- ^"Décès de Tonie Marshall, réalisatrice engagée".laliberte.ch(in French).Retrieved9 November2022.
- ^"Parité:" Il faut 50% de femmes aux postes de décision "Tonie Marshall".La Tribune(in French). 11 October 2017.Retrieved9 November2022.
Additional sources
[edit]Books
[edit]Hottel, Ruth A. & Pallister, Janis L. (2011).Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel,Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
Hughes, Alex & Williams James S. (2001).Gender and French Cinema,Berg.
Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Mary Ellen (2007).Historical Dictionary of French Cinema,The Scarecrow Press.
Rège, Philippe (2009).Encyclopedia of French Film Directors,The Scarecrow Press.
Rollet, Brigitte & Tarr, Carrie (2001).Cinema and the second sex: women's filmmaking in France in the 1980s and 1990s,Continuum.
Articles
[edit]- Champalaune, Mathieu (updated 16 March 2021). "300 personnalités du cinéma lancent le collectif" 5050 pour 2020 "pour l'égalité dans le cinéma",Les Inrockuptibles.
- Nougué, Emilie (visited 24 September 2022). "Les femmes de la semaine du 24 février au 2 mars 2018",Orange Tendances.
- West Joan M. (2001) "Venus Beauty Instituteby Gilles Sandoz, Tonie Marshall, Mario Vernoux, Jacques Audiard ",Cinéaste,Vol 26, No. 2, pp. 44-46.
- [Author unknown] (27 February 2018). "César 2018. Un ruban blanc pour lutter contre les violences faites aux femmes",Ouest France.
- [Author unknown] (22 August 2022). "Micheline Presle, l'audacieuse",CNC.
Documentaries and Interviews
[edit]"1972: Tonie Marshall, une jeune actrice | Archive INA", Institut National de l'Audiovisuel.
"Qui était Tonie Marshall? | Archive INA", Institut National de l'Audiovisuel.
External links
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- Tonie MarshallatIMDb
- Tonie Marshall at Allocine(French language)
- 1951 births
- 2020 deaths
- Actors from Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Actresses from Île-de-France
- French women film directors
- French film actresses
- French film directors
- French people of American descent
- Best Director César Award winners
- French women screenwriters
- French screenwriters
- French film producers
- French women film producers