FrameThrower · Actors · Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
2 films · 87 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1985–2021
Born 31 May 1967 · Gannat, Allier, France
Sandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.
Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film À nos amours. She played a girl from the suburbs beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress.
Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the main character in Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond), directed by Agnès Varda, for which she won her second César Award.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 87 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1985–2021
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
- César Award for Best Actress1986
- César Award for Best Female Revelation1984
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2013
How their films are shot
Measured across 87 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Sandrine takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 63% of their frames are day, 58% natural — the look of the work Sandrine takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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