Justine Triet | |
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_(53327939769)_(cropped).jpg) Triet in 2023 | |
| Born | (1978-07-17)17 July 1978 (age 47)[1] |
| Alma mater | Beaux-Arts de Paris |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Arthur Harari[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
Justine Triet (French:[ʒystintʁije]; born 17 July 1978)[1] is a Frenchfilm director,screenwriter, and editor.[3] She has received several awards including anAcademy Award,BAFTA Award, aPalme d'Or, threeCésar Awards, and twoGolden Globe Awards.
Triet started her career making documentary short films surroundingsocial justice issues and commentary starting withSur Place (2007) which explored the2006 youth protests in France. She made her narrative directorial feature film debut with thecomedy dramaAge of Panic (2013) followed by the romantic comedyIn Bed with Victoria (2016) and the dramaSibyl (2019).
She gained widespread acclaim for directingAnatomy of a Fall, which debuted at the76th Cannes Film Festival and won thePalme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award. In 2024, she became thefirst female French filmmaker to be nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Director and to win theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Triet is a graduate of theBeaux-Arts de Paris.[1]
The majority of her early work consisted of short documentary filmmaking focused on social justice issues and commentary, beginning withSur Place (2007),L’Orde des mots (2007),Solférino (2009), andDes ombres dans la maison (2010).[4]On the Spot orSur Place (2007), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, is a documentary film depicting the2006 youth protests in France with a more nuanced coverage than what was televised.[5]Binding Words orL’Orde des mots (2007), co-directed and edited by Triet, tackles questions of sexual identity head on.[6]Solférino (2009), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, covered the 2007 French presidential election.[7]Shadows in the House orDes ombres dans la maison (2010), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, focuses on Paulo Gustavo's life with his mother who struggles with alcoholism.[8]
In 2012, Triet began to shift away from documentary films, writing and directing her first short film,Two Ships, which garnered a total of 9 total awards and 6 additional nominations in the film festival circuit that year, including Best European Short Film at theBerlin International Film Festival and Grand Prize for the Best International Short-film at theAngers European First Film Festival.[9] Her directorial debut feature film,Age of Panic, was presented as part of theACID programme at the2013 Cannes Film Festival[10][11] and was ranked number 10 onCahiers du Cinéma'sTop 10 List in 2013,[12] after being highlighted by critic Stéphane Delorme in the April 2013 editorial among a generation of young, emerging French filmmakers.[13] The film also won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at theParis International Film Festival.[14]
In 2016, she wrote and directed the romantic comedy-dramaIn Bed with Victoria,[3] which was nominated for theCésar Awards forBest Film andBest Original Screenplay.[15] In 2019, her comedy-drama filmSibyl premiered at the2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for thePalme d'Or.[16]
In 2023, her courtroom thrillerAnatomy of a Fall was presented at the2023 Cannes Film Festival,[17] where it won thePalme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award.[18] She also won twoGolden Globe Awards forBest Screenplay andBest Foreign Language Film.[19] In 2024, Triet became the first female French filmmaker and the eighth female director to be nominated for theAcademy Award forBest Director forAnatomy of a Fall,[20] also winning theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with the film receiving a total of 5 nominations, includingBest Picture.[21] Triet also won aBAFTA Award forBest Original Screenplay and was nominated forBest Director andBest Film Not in the English Language forAnatomy of a Fall, which received 7 nominations in total, includingBest Film.[22] Triet also won threeCésar Awards forBest Film,Best Director andBest Original Screenplay forAnatomy of a Fall, which won a total of 6 awards at the2024 César Awards.[23]
In February 2020, her 50 inspirational films were published on LaCinetek.[24] Triet listed two works each byGus Van Sant (Gerry andPsycho),Robert Zemeckis (What Lies Beneath andContact), andFrederick Wiseman (Juvenile Court andWelfare), as well as three byRichard Fleischer (Mandingo,The Boston Strangler,See No Evil).
In June 2024, Triet was invited to become a member of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[25]
Triet is in a relationship with French filmmakerArthur Harari,[2] with whom she has two daughters.[26] The couple first worked together on Triet'sAge of Panic (2013), with Arthur starring as the friend and the lawyer of Laetitia's boyfriend. Since then, the couple had occasionally helped with each other's projects, the most recent one being the screenplay forAnatomy of a Fall (2023); however, they do not plan to collaborate on any future projects.[27]
Triet is a member of the French gender equality group Collectif 50/50.[28][29]
While receiving herPalme d'Or at the2023 Cannes Film Festival, Triet declared her support for thepension reform protest movement and opposed to PresidentEmmanuel Macron's repression of it. She accused the "neo-liberal government" of fostering cultural commercialization and weakening France's cultural exceptionalism.[30]
Triet dedicated her prize to new directors and those facing challenges in the film industry, urging greater chances and support for rising talent. Her remarks linked to debates that took place in France in October 2022 at theAppel aux Etats Generaux (Call for General Assemblies), an exhibition conference.[31] Some industry insiders blamed French "auteur" filmmaking for dwindling box office revenue, and urged a reduction in French film output.[32] Triet's speech was criticized by Macron's party, right-wing activists and politicians, and by French culture ministerRima Abdul Malak, who said she was "flabbergasted by such unfair comments."[33] Triet's speech received support from left-wing politicians and theSRF, the French directors's guild.[34][31] According toVariety, several French insiders claimed that Triet was "punished" for criticizing Macron whenFrance's Oscar committee chose to submitThe Taste of Things overAnatomy of a Fall to represent the country in theBest International Feature Film category at the96th Academy Awards.[35]
In January 2024, she signed a petition againstJavier Milei's reforms on Argentine film schools.[36]
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Credited as | |
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| Director | Writer | |||
| 2013 | Age of Panic | La Bataille de Solférino | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | In Bed with Victoria | Victoria | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Sibyl | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Title | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | ||
| 2007 | Sur place[a] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L'Ordre des mots | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Solférino | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Des ombres dans la maison | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Title |
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| 2007 | Sur place[b] |
| 2012 | Two Ships[c] |
