Justine Triet: Difference between revisions

| birth_place = [[Fécamp]], [[Seine-Maritime]] department, France<ref name="bio"/>

'''Justine Triet''' ({{IPA-|fr|ʒystin tʁije|lang}}; born 17 July 1978)<ref name="bio"/> is a French [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], and editor.<ref name="unifrance">{{Cite web |title=Justine Triet |url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/350377/justine-triet |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=[[Unifrance]] |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627061017/https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/350377/justine-triet |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Triet won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival|76th Cannes Film Festival]] for the courtroom thriller ''[[Anatomy of a Fall]]'', becoming the third female director to win the award. In 2024, Triet became the first female French filmmaker to be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] and to win the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]].

Triet is a graduate of the [[Beaux-Arts de Paris]].<ref name="bio"/> The majority of her early work consisted of short documentary filmmaking focused on social justice issues and commentary, beginning with ''[https[://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_place_:Sur place (film) |Sur Place]]'' (2007), ''L’Orde des mots'' (2007), ''Solférino'' (2009), and ''Des ombres dans la maison'' (2010).<ref>“Justine Triet.” IFFR, 25 Jan. 2024, iffr.com/en/persons/justine-triet</ref> ''On the Spot'' or ''Sur Place'' (2007), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, is a documentary film depicting the [[2006 youth protests in France]] with a more nuanced coverage thenthan what was televised.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=On the Spot |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-spot-2007/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> ''Binding Words'' or ''L’Orde des mots'' (2007), co-directed and edited by Triet, tackles questions of sexual identity head on.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arra |first1=Cynthia |last2=Arra |first2=Mélissa |last3=Triet |first3=Justine |title=Binding Words |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/binding-words/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> ''Solférino'' (2009), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, covered the 2007 French presidential election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zadig |title=Solférino |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620966/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl |website=IMDb |publisher=Amazon |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> ''Shadows in the House'' or ''Des ombres dans la maison'' (2010), shot, edited, and directed by Triet, focuses on Paulo Gustavo's life with his mother who struggles with alcoholism.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Triet |first1=Justine |title=Shadows in the House |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/shadows-in-the-house/ |website=Letterboxd |publisher=Tiny |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

Triet is in a relationship with French filmmaker [[Arthur Harari]],<ref name="francetvinfo"/> with whom she has two daughters.<ref name="gala">{{Cite web |last=Rivet |first=Solenne |date=27 May 2023 |title=Cannes 2023 : Justine Triet, lauréate de la Palme d'or, tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la réalisatrice |url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cannes-2023-justine-triet-laureate-de-la-palme-dor-tout-ce-quil-savoir-sur-la-realisatrice_521561 |website=[[Gala (magazine)|Gala.fr]] |language=fr |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823152147/https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cannes-2023-justine-triet-laureate-de-la-palme-dor-tout-ce-quil-savoir-sur-la-realisatrice_521561 |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple first worked together on Triet's ''Age of Panic'' (2013), with Arthur starring as Laetitia’sthe friend and the lawyer of Laetitia's boyfriend. Since then, the couple had occasionally helped with each othersother's projects, the most recent one being the screenplay for ''[[Anatomy of a Fall]]'' (2023); however, they do not plan to collaborate on any future projects. following the completion of this film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Nakeisha |title=All the Details on 'Anatomy of a Fall' Director Justine Triet's Partner, Arthur Harari |url=https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/justine-triet-partner |website=PureWow |publisher=Gallery Media Group |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

While receiving her [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]], Triet declared her support for the [[2023 French pension reform unrest|pension reform protest movement]] and opposed to President [[Emmanuel Macron]]'s repression of it. She accused the "neo-liberal government" of fostering cultural commercialization and weakening France's cultural exceptionalism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Niamh |date=2023-05-28 |title=French film director attacks Macron during Palme d'Or acceptance speech |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/movies/cannes-france-triet-macron-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=[[CNN]] |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821175324/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/movies/cannes-france-triet-macron-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Triet dedicated her prize to new directors and those facing challenges in the film industry, urging greater chances and support for rising talent. Her remarks linked to debates that took place in France in October 2022 at the {{lang|fr|Appel aux Etats Generaux}} (Call for General Assemblies), an exhibition conference,.<ref name="Keslassy">{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=28 May 2023 |title=Palme d'Or Winning 'Anatomy of a Fall' Director Justine Triet Sparks Uproar in France with Fiery Political Speech |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/palme-dor-anatomy-of-a-fall-justine-triet-1235627245/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/palme-dor-anatomy-of-a-fall-justine-triet-1235627245/ |url-status=live }}</ref> during which someSome industry insiders blamed French "[[auteur]]" filmmaking for dwindling box office and urged for a reduction in French film output.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pérez |first=Valentin |date=29 May 2023 |title=Palme d'Or winner Justine Triet's tight gang of disciples |work=[[Le Monde]] |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/05/29/palme-d-or-winner-justine-triet-and-her-tight-gang-of-disciples_6028358_117.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821175322/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/05/29/palme-d-or-winner-justine-triet-and-her-tight-gang-of-disciples_6028358_117.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Triet's speech was criticized by Macron's party, right-wing activists and politicians, and by French culture minister [[Rima Abdul Malak]], who said she was "flabbergasted by such unfair comments."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vulser |first=Nicole |date=30 May 2023 |title=French Palme d'Or winner provokes controversy with speech criticizing state for 'commercializing culture' |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/30/palme-d-or-winner-provokes-controversy-with-speech-criticizing-state-for-commercializing-culture_6028477_19.html |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/30/palme-d-or-winner-provokes-controversy-with-speech-criticizing-state-for-commercializing-culture_6028477_19.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Triet's speech received support from left-wing politicians and the ''SRF'', the French directors's guild.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=30 May 2023 |title=Escalating Row Over Cannes Palme d'Or Winner Justine Triet's Politicized Victory Speech Spills Into French Parliament |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-justine-triet-winning-speech-row-1235382686/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180555/https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-justine-triet-winning-speech-row-1235382686/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Keslassy"/> According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', several French insiders claimed that Triet was "punished" for criticizing Macron when France's Oscar committee chose to submit ''[[The Taste of Things]]'' over ''Anatomy of a Fall'' to represent the country in the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] category at the [[96th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |last2=Davis |first2=Clayton |date=21 September 2023 |title=France Selects 'The Taste of Things' for Oscars' International Feature Film Race |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/france-the-taste-of-things-oscars-international-feature-film-race-1235730963/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923172702/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/france-the-taste-of-things-oscars-international-feature-film-race-1235730963/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

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