Former member of Jean-Louis Barrault's theater group who made her film directing debut with "Peppermint Soda" (1977), the first installment in an absorbing semi-autobiographical trilogy. "Peppermint Soda" was France's highest-grossing film of 1977 and won the Prix Louis Delluc as Best Picture of the Year. "A Man in Love" (1987), Kurys' first film with a male protagonist, was a watery international melodrama which lacked the conviction of her earlier work.
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December 3, 1948 in Lyon, France
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Job Titles:
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor, Translator
Family
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Son: Yasha Arcady. born in May 1990; father, Alexandre Arcady
Milestones
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1970 Joined Jean-Louis Barrault s theater group; acted on stage, TV and in film for eight years (e.g. Had a small role in Fellini s Casanova 1976)
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1977 Directed, wrote and co-produced first feature, Diabolo Menthe/Peppermint Soda
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1979 Produced Alexandre Arcady s Coup de Sirocco
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Adapted and translated plays
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After parents separated, moved to Paris with mother and sister
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Formed Alexandre Films with Alexandre Arcady