Amanda Sthers
1978 (46 лет)She is of Tunisian Sefardi origin, and has written ten novels which have been translated in more than 14 countries. Sthers has been given the title of "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government.
Her first play, "Le Vieux Juif blonde" is today studied at Harvard University. Her play "Le Lien" has been performed in Paris and at the Avignon Festival in 2013, and was widely performed in Italy in 2016.
Sthers wrote and directed the movie Je vais te manquer in which she directed Carole Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, and Mélanie Thierry.
In 2015 she wrote an adaptation of Les Terres Saintes / Holy Lands, which she later directed in English.Shooting took place during winter 2017 in Israel.
At the 2017 Zurich Film Festival, Madame, a feature film that she wrote and directed in English was screened, starring Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, and Rossy de Palma.
Singer and actor Patrick Bruel was Sthers' first husband with who she married on 21 September 2004. The two have two children, Oscar and Léon who was born 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007. Sthers moved to Los Angeles, California with her two children in 2017 where she started a film production company.
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Madame
Amanda Sthers
Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.
Madame
Holy Lands
Amanda Sthers
James Caan, Tom Hollander
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.
Holy Lands
Promises
Amanda Sthers
Pierfrancesco Favino, Kelly Reilly
When Alexander and Laura meet during a party what they feel for each other is obvious, but she’s about to get married and Alexander shares a daughter with his beautiful wife. Thanks in part to the support of his lifelong friends, Alexander's childhood memories constantly resurface, leading him to reflect on what was, what will be, and what could have been.
Promises
Je vais te manquer
Amanda Sthers
Carole Bouquet, Pierre Arditi
In an airport, six destinies, during a short moment, will change, separate and meet. And if these characters were going through, without knowing it, the most important moment of their lives? Olivier and Lila ... Will he miss his love or will she miss the plane? Julia and Marcel ... Will she avoid death or will he mess up his life? Fanny and Max ... Will she lack of courage or will he be out of luck?
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