“Les Adoptés” had its Paris premiere on November 14th. The film opens nationwide in France on the 23rd. I’ve added around 40 photos of the premiere to the gallery, enjoy!

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Public Appearances > 2011 > “Les Adoptés” Paris Premiere

Hi, everyone! Updates have been slow and will continue to be through the next month because I have been quite busy lately. I may update the site if I’m feeling inspired and there’s a particularly eye-catching bit of news, but other than that I’ll be playing catch-up once my semester of school ends in December. All current content will still be available for you to browse. Thank you for your patience and understanding! Apologies if you have already seen this on multiple sites.

And finally some news! Mélanie has joined the cast of another big international movie, “Night Train To Lisbon”. It’s in pre-production and scheduled for a 2013 release. Read a bit more below.

Vanessa Redgrave, Melanie Laurent and Bruno Ganz join cast of Night Train to Lisbon

Vanessa Redgrave, Melanie Laurent and Bruno Ganz are joining the cast of new movie Night Train to Lisbon.

The new thriller is being made by Bille August and it was already confirmed that Jeremy Irons would star.

According to Variety, Christopher Lee, Jack Huston, Lena Olin and Martina Gedeck will also appear in the movie, which is based on the book by Pascal Mercier.

It has been written by Ulrich Herrmann and Greg Latter and follows the story of a Swiss professor who finds a book by a Portuguese author that makes him leave his old life behind in search of the writer.

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I’ve also added some images from the very lovely photoshoot Mélanie did for Marie Claire France earlier this year. Enjoy!

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Photoshoots > 2011 > Session 11

During the Young Directors Film Festival, Mélanie also attended a press conference for her film “Les Adoptés.” See the photos in the gallery!

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Public Appearances > 2011 > 16th International Young Directors Film Festival – Press Conference

I’ve added over 1,600 captures of Mélanie’s role in “Beginners” in beautiful HD quality. Enjoy!

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Film Productions > Beginners (2011) > DVD Screencaptures

Great news for Mélanie! The full-length she directed, “Les Adoptés”, won the Prix du Jury Jeune and Prix du Public at the 16th Festival for Young Directors. Congratulations!

Les Chisteras de la 16e édition du Festival des jeunes réalisateurs, d’une grande qualité, ont été remis hier soir par le jury présidé par Catherine Jacob.

Michaël R. Roskam a reçu le prix du meilleur réalisateur pour son film « Bullhead ». Le chistera du meilleur film revient à Thierry Binisti pour « Une bouteille à la mer ». Les prix du meilleur acteur (Matthias Schoenaerts dans « Bullhead »), meilleure actrice (Sandra Hüller dans « L’Amour et rien d’autre »), du meilleur court-métrage (« L’Accordeur » d’Olivier Treiner) ont ensuite été remis.

Le premier film de Mélanie Laurent « Les Adoptés », projeté en ouverture du Festival, a décroché le prix du public et celui du jury jeune.

Hier soir, le film « Forces spéciales » de Stéphane Rybojad a été présenté en clôture du Festival.

Séances de rattrapage aujourd’hui à 11 heures et à 20 heures au Sélect de Saint-Jean-de-Luz : deux films primés seront à nouveau projetés.

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A very blonde Mélanie was on hand in Saint-Jean-de-Luz to open the 16th Annual Young Directors Film Festival with her directorial debut “Les Adoptés.” See some of the photos!

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Public Appearances > 2011 > 16th International Young Directors Film Festival – Opening