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Esther Garrel

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Esther Garrel
Garrel in 2017
Born (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 (age 33)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
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Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in 17 Girls (2011), Jealousy (2013), Call Me by Your Name (2017), and Thirst Street (2017).

Early life

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Garrel was born in Paris, the daughter of filmmaker Philippe Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy. Her brother is actor Louis Garrel, and her grandfather is actor Maurice Garrel.[1] Her maternal grandfather was of Sephardic Jewish descent.[2][3][4]

Career

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Garrel made her film debut in Wild Innocence, directed by her father.[5] She went on to star in 17 Girls, directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, which had its world premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival,[6][7] as well as Youth, directed by Justine Malle.[8] In 2013 Garrel starred alongside her brother in Jealousy, directed by her father.[9]

In 2017, Garrel co-starred in Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, opposite Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.[10] It had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[11] She went on to star in Thirst Street, directed by Nathan Silver,[12] which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 21 April 2017,[13] and Lover for a Day, directed by her father, and which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.[14]

Filmography (selection)

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Esther Garrel at the 6th Odesa International Film Festival in 2015.
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Zanzibar à Saint-Sulpice Short
2001 Wild Innocence Little girl
2008 The Beautiful Person Esther
Mes copains Short
Rien dans les poches Hélène Manikowski TV movie
2009 Un chat un chat Sibylle
2010 Where the Boys Are Esther Short
Armandino e il madre Sara Short
2011 17 Girls Flavie
House of Tolerance A prostitute
2012 Camille Rewinds Mathilde
2013 Jealousy Esther
Jeunesse Juliette
Ennui ennui Cher Short
Les carrés blancs She Short
Je sens plus la vitesse Marthe Short
2014 Tu garderas la nuit Magda Short
2015 L'Astragale Marie
Marguerite & Julien The storyteller
2016 Daydreams Lucienne Heuvelmans
Après Suzanne Esther Short
Victor ou la piété Camille Short
2017 Thirst Street Clémence
Lover for a Day Jeanne
Call Me by Your Name Marzia
2018 The Great Pretender Thérése
2019 Sisters in Arms Yaël
Schneeweiss (Snow White) Schneeweiss Short
2020 Adventures of a Mathematician Francoise
2022 Julia(s) Emilie
2023 The Plough Martha Burchnar

References

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  1. ^ Olsen, Mark (16 August 2014). "'Jealousy' a Garrel family endeavor to create art from loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Petit Tailleur, le coup de foudre filmé par Louis Garrel". Les Inrocks (in French). 6 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Transmissions avec Louis et Philippe Garrel". www.franceinter.fr (in French). 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "L'Actualité Cinéma influence Judaï". 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Wild Innocence". MUBI. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ Holden, Stephen (20 September 2012). "Follow the Leader, to Extremes". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ "17 Girls". New York Film Festival. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ Stein, Sophia (11 July 2013). "Honor Thy Father's Obsessions". Cultural Weekly. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ^ Scott, A.O (14 August 2014). "Love and Unhappiness, in Soft Shades of Gray". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ^ Raup, Jordan (23 May 2016). "Michael Stuhlbarg, Armie Hammer & More Leading Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me By Your Name'". The Film Stage. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: COMPETITION AND NEXT LINEUP ANNOUNCED". Sundance Film Festival. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Thirst Street". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ^ Cox, Gordon (2 March 2017). "Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2017 Feature Film Slate (FULL LIST)". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  14. ^ Croll, Ben (19 May 2017). "'Lover For a Day' Review: Philippe Garrel Looks at Love in Shades of Gray, Again — Cannes 2017". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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