Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 25 March 1978) is a French Romani[3][4] film director, screenwriter and literature teacher.[5] He wrote and directed the films Jimmy Rivière (2011), The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024).
Teddy Lussi-Modeste | |
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| Born | 25 March 1978[1][2] |
| Alma mater | La Fémis |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life
editLussi-Modeste grew up in La Tronche, Grenoble, in a Sinti, Manush Romani community in France.[3][6]
Career
editLussi-Modeste studied cinema at the film school La Fémis in Paris.[7] He later became a literature teacher in high schools and colleges, before devoting himself entirely to cinema in the late 2000s.[7]
Lussi-Modeste started his career as a film director in 2004 with the short film Kissing Tigers. In 2011, he released his feature directorial debut, the drama Jimmy Rivière.[8] He later wrote and directed the drama films The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024).[5] Lussi-Modeste also co-wrote the screenplay of Rebecca Zlotowski's 2019 comedy drama film An Easy Girl, and Maïwenn's 2023 historical drama film Jeanne du Barry.[5]
In the 2020s, Lussi-Modeste kept working as a French teacher at a school in Aubervilliers in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, the northeastern suburbs of Paris.[9]
Filmography
editAs director
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kissing Tigers | Short film | [5] |
| 2005 | Courts mais GAY: Tome 10 | Short film, segment Embrasser les tigres | |
| 2007 | Dans l'oeil | Short film | |
| 2009 | I'm Coming | Short film | |
| 2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Also screenwriter | |
| 2017 | The Price of Success | [10] | |
| 2024 | The Good Teacher | [11] |
As screenwriter
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pilou | Short film; directed by Claudine Natkin | [5] |
| 2019 | An Easy Girl | Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski | |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Directed by Maïwenn |
As actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Doctor La Martinière | Directed by Maïwenn |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival | Audience Award - Best French Feature Film | Jimmy Rivière | Won | [12] |
| Louis Delluc Prize | Best Debut Film | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2017 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | New Directors Award | The Price of Success | Nominated | [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l'Autre cité". L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b Serroy, Jean (27 August 2017). "Teddy Lussi-Modeste : "Le succès se paie toujours au prix fort…"". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Strand at Borderlines Film Festival 2016". Travellers Times. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Roman Archive. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Cinéma: Teddy Lussi-Modeste, un "voyageur" dans la République" [Cinema: Teddy Lussi-Modeste, a “traveler” in the Republic]. RTL Belgium (in French). 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "L'après-"Titane" de Kazak Productions". Le Film Français. 20 May 2022. p. 14. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (7 September 2017). "Teddy Lussi-Modeste • Director". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (9 May 2023). "Indie Sales Boards Teddy Lussi-Modeste's 'The Good Teacher,' Co-Written by Audrey Diwan, Starring François Civil (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "European First Film Festival Premiers Plans / Festival d'Angers | Palmarès 2011" (PDF). Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (22 November 2011). "Nine contenders for the Delluc". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (19 July 2017). "The first films in competition in the New Directors section of San Sebastián". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
edit- Teddy Lussi-Modeste at IMDb
- Teddy Lussi-Modeste at AlloCiné (in French)