Vahina Giocante
| Vahina Giocante | |
|---|---|
 Vahina Giocante, 2009 | |
| Born |
30 June 1981 Orléans, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actress |
Vahina Giocante (born 30 June 1981) is a French actress.
Career
As Marie in Marie Baie des Anges (1997), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera.
In 1999 she appeared in No Scandal (French: Pas de scandale) directed by Benoît Jacquot.[1]
In the 2004 film directed by Ziad Doueiri , Lila Says (French title: Lila dit ça), Giocante portrays a teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseilles. Chief film critic for The New York Times A.O. Scott compared her to Brigitte Bardot in And God Created Woman, being a femme more vital than fatale. He further wrote that Ms. Giocante's intoxicating mixture of gamine innocence and womanly knowingness is almost too much for the movie but her charisma.......give it a mood that is at once breathlessly romantic and cannily down to earth.[2]
In 2009 she appeared in Bellamy, the last film of celebrated French director Claude Chabrol.[3]
Personal life
Born in Orléans, she went to school at the Lycée Paul-Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence and previously danced with the Marseille Opera. According to Vahina, her name means "Welcome" in Malagasy. When she was 20 she had a son, Nino. His father is musician Martin Gamet.
Selected filmography
- Mata Hari (2017) Mata Hari
- 30 Beats (2011) Kim
- La blonde aux seins nus (2010)
- Trader Games (Original title: Krach (2010)
- Le Premier Cercle (2009) — Elodie
- Bellamy (2009) — Nadia Sancho
- Secret Défense (2008) — (Diane / Lisa)
- 99 Francs (2007) — (Sophie)
- A Curtain Raiser (2006) Rosette
- U (2006) — (voice)
- Riviera (2005) — Stella
- Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005) (TV) — Marie-Hélène
- Lila dit ça ("Lila Says") (2004) — Lila
- Cadeau d'Éléna, Le ("Elena's Gift") (2004) — Marie
- Maigret: Les petits cochons sans queue (2004) (TV) — Germaine Leblanc
- Blueberry: L'expérience secrète ("Renegade") (2004) — Madeleine
- Intermittenze del cuore, Le (2003) — young Fiametta
- Soldats de Salamine ("Soldiers of Salamina") (2003) — assistante sociale à Dijon
- Vivante ("Alive") (2002) — Claire
- "Algérie des chimères, L'" (2001) (mini) TV Series — Jeanne 20 ans
- Bella ciao (2001) — Bianca
- Fantômes de Louba, Les (2001) — Jeannie as a teenager
- Libertin, Le ("The Libertine") (2000) — Angélique Diderot
- Pas de scandale ("Keep It Quiet" / "No Scandal") (1999) — Stéphanie
- Stolen Life (1998) — Sigga
- Marie Baie des Anges ("Angel Sharks" / "Marie from the Bay of Angels") (1997) — Marie
References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen. "NY Times: No Scandal". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ "Teenage Coquetry and Seduction, Across a Deep Divide". "FILM REVIEW", The New York Times, JUNE 24, 2005
- ↑ "A Detective Who Solves Crimes for a Living, and as a Pastime". "FILM REVIEW", The New York Times, OCT. 28, 2010
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vahina Giocante. |
- Vahina Giocante at the Internet Movie Database
- Unofficial site on Vahina Giocante (French)
- Vahina Giocante: confidences of a changing actress (French)
- Profile in Elle Magazine (French)