Marie-Claude Treilhou

Born in Toulouse in 1948, Marie-Claude Treilhou studied philosophy and art history, before contributing to the Cinéma and Art press magazine from 1974 to 1977. After working as a trainee on Paul Vecchiali's film Corps à cœur, she began directing in 1979 with Simone Barbès ou la vertu. Moving between fiction and documentary, she won the Prix Jean-Vigo for her short film Lourdes, l'hiver. After L'âne qui a bu la lune, an adaptation of tales from the south of France, she exceptionally called on professional actors for Le Jour des rois. Marie-Claude Treilhou's heroes are usually ordinary people caught up in the great upheavals of history, or driven by a job that transforms them, and whose enthusiasm, perfectionism and grace she wants to convey. She has also appeared in a number of films made by friends. Parallelly, she is a member and trainer at the ateliers Varan, both in France (Paris, Corsica, Cévennes, Guadeloupe) and abroad (Serbia, Afghanistan).