María Luisa García
Editing
Biography
María Luisa García (1956) was born in Spain, but lives and works in France. Editor and actress, she worked with Eric Rohmer and was Jean-Claude Brisseau's main collaborator, acting in several areas of his films.
Born: January 1, 1956
Place of Birth: Spain
Known For
Shadows
The life of an ordinary working class family in Bagnolet's block of council flats, Paris' suburb. "I've spent 17 years here. I sacrificed myself for you. Now it's over. " says the mother, who dreams of being a singer. Between a pre-teen rocker brother and a disillusioned father, daughter Nathalie brings balance into this breaking-down family.
The Green Ray
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
The Adventures of Rosette
A series of stories told by Rosette about her vacation. Filmed in super 8 by Eric Rohmer.
The Aviator's Wife
A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…
Céline
After the death of her father, 22-year-old Céline inherits most of his estate, but gives it to her stepmother, causing her greedy fiancé to leave her. Following several failed suicide attempts, Céline is hospitalized and comes to the attention of a nurse, Genevieve, who has struggled with depression. Under her personal care, Céline gradually recovers, and the two women grow close.
Sound and Fury
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.
A Brutal Game
A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret and tortured life.
Secret Things
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.
Life the Way It Is
Agnes leaves school and moves with a friend to a housing project in Bagnolet. Engaged as a clerk, she becomes associate staff after the dismissal of a colleague.
Astrakan
Samuel is a wild-looking twelve-year-old orphan who has been placed with a nanny, Marie, for several weeks. Marie, who is struggling between her feelings and her need for money, is married to Clément with whom she has two sons, Alexis and Dimitri. Very quickly Samuel will have to get to know this new family and their possible secrets.
Filmography
as The grandmother
as Self
as Sandrine's Mother
as Woman at the Post Office
as Madeleine
as Geneviève
as Apparition
as Manuella in Paris
as Annie
as French teacher
as Neighbor (uncredited)
as Anne's Friend
as Isabelle
as Agnès Tessier
as Lisa