DOMINIQUE SANDA
(Micol)
Before the age of twenty-one, Dominique Sanda -- tall, blond and coolly mysterious
-- had already left a permanent imprint on cinema history. Leading roles in Robert
Bresson's "A Gentle Woman," Maximillian Schell's "First Love," and Bernardo Bertolucci's classic film, "The Conformist," had brought her early critical acclaim. Her starring
role in The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,
however, was what made her an international star. The sensation she created was
summarized by
Vogue magazine, which said she was "as desired as Monroe, as enigmatic as Garbo,
as blunt as Hepburn, as individual as Bernhardt."
Born Dominique Varaigne in 1948 in Paris, Sanda horrified her family when she escaped
her convent education and upper-class Parisian life by marrying at the age of 15
and enrolling in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study painting. She divorced at 17,
but by then had become a successful fashion model, and had made an auspicious screen debut
after Robert Bresson cast her from a photo in a magazine. Since that time, Sanda
has worked with many of the film world's top directors, including John Huston, John
Frankenheimer, Luchino Visconti, Marguerite Duras and Lina Wertmuller. In 1976, she received
the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Mauro Bolognini's
"The Inheritance."
Early in her career, Sanda spent time in Hollywood, but has preferred living in Paris
while continuing to work around the world. She has appeared in over 30 films, and
in more than a dozen television movies in Europe and the U.S., including "Nobody's
Fool," with Ann-Margret, and "The Achille Lauro Affair," with Burt Lancaster. In the
past three years, Sanda has amassed numerous stage credits, and is currently starring
in a Paris theater production of Oscar Wilde's "The Ideal Husband."
Dominique Sanda
FILMOGRAPHY
1969 "Une Femme Douce" ("A Gentle Woman"), dir. by Robert Bresson
1970 "Erste Liebe" ("First Love"), dir. by Maximillian Schell
1971 "Il Conformista" ("The Conformist"), dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
, dir. Vittorio De Sica
1972 "La Notte Dei Fiori" ("Night of the Flowers"), dir. Gian Vittorio Baldi
"Sans Mobile Apparent" ("Without Apparent Motive"), dir. Philippe Labro
1973 "Story of a Love Story" ("The Impossible Object"), dir. John Frankenheimer
"The Mackintosh Man," dir. John Huston
1974 "Steppenwolf," dir. Fred Haines
"Gruppo di Famiglia in un Interno" ("Conversation Piece"), dir. Luchino Visconti
1975 "Le Berceau de Cristal," dir. Philippe Garrel
1976 "L'Eredita' Ferramonti" ("The Inheritance"), dir. Mauro Bolognini (Best Actress
Award, Cannes Film Festival)
1977 "1900," dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
"Al di la' del bene e del male" ("Beyond Good and Evil"), dir. Liliana Cavani
"Damnation Alley," dir. Jack Smight
1978 "La Chanson De Roland," dir. Frank Cassenti
"Utopia," dir. Iradj Azimi
1979 "The Navire Night," dir. Marguerite Duras
1980 "Caboblanco," dir. J. Lee Thompson
"Le Voyage En Douce," dir. Michel Deville
1981 "Les Ailes de la Colombe" ("Wings of the Dove"), dir. Benoît Jacquot
1982 "Une Chambre en Ville" ("A Room in Town"), dir. Jacques Demy
"L'Indiscretion" ("The Indiscretion"), dir. Pierre Lary
1983 "Poussière d'Empire," dir. Lam-Le
1984 "Le Matelot 512," dir. Rene Allio
1986 "Corps et Biens," dir. Benoît Jacquot
1987 "Les Mendiants," dir. Benoît Jacquot
1988 "Guerriers et Captives" ("Warriors and Prisoners"), dir. Edgardo Cozarinsky
1989 "In Una Notte di Chiaro di Luna" ("On A Moonlit Night"), dir. Lina Wertmuller
1990 "Je Ne Vous Dérangerai Plus," dir. Dino Risi
"Yo, la Peor de Todas" ("I, The Worst of All"), dir. Maria-Luisa Bemberg
1992 "El Viaje" ("The Voyage"), dir. Fernando Solanas
1993 ("Rosenemil"), dir. Redu Gabrea
1994 "Der Gruene Heinrich" ("Green Henry"), dir. Thomas Koerfer
1995 "Brennendes Herz" ("Burning Heart"), dir. Peter Patzak
Last Modified 24-October-1996
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