Noémie Merlant
| Born | November 27, 1988 |
| Hometown | Paris, France |
| Height | 5'9" (1.76m) |
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San Sebastian: How Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ Helped Noémie Merlant Rediscover Her Libido
- Noémie Merlant found she had a lot in common with her character in Emmanuelle. Her involvement in Audrey Diwan‘s new film, in the titular role, was so influential that she says it helped her re-examine her own relationship with female pleasure. “Like Emmanuelle, I was completely disconnected with my body,” the French actress tells The …
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | César Award | Best Actress | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominated |
| 2019 | European Film Academy | European Actress | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Nominated |
| 2017 | César Award | Best Female Newcomer | Heaven Will Wait | Nominated |
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‘The Balconettes’ Review: Noemie Merlant’s Genre-Bender About Female Friendship and Sexual Violence Is a Hot Mess
Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu and Lucas Bravo co-star alongside the director in a movie whose script had collaborative input from Celine Sciamma.
- EntertainmentDeadline
‘The Balconettes’ Review: A Very Bloody, Somewhat Didactic, Game – Cannes Film Festival
Ghost story, body horror, feminist comedy and a freshly minted edition of that very French subgenre, How to Get Rid of a Troublesome Corpse: Noémie Merlant, familiar as a fine actress from Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, packs a good deal into her sophomore feature as director, The Balconettes. The message is …
- EntertainmentVariety
Noemie Merlant’s Punk Fable ‘The Balconettes’ Shatters MeToo Taboos With Blood and Guts
Noemie Merlant’s sophomore feature “The Balconettes” plays as a raunchy horror-comedy with a greater social conscience. The film follows three roommates – an actress, played by Merlant, a camgirl played by “Dune: Part Two” breakout Souheila Yacoub and a frustrated writer played Sanda Condreanu – who are initially infatuated and eventually repelled by a lothario …
- EntertainmentDeadline
Noémie Merlant Says Gory Sisterhood Tale ‘The Balconettes’ Was Sparked By Her Experiences With “Microaggressions, Major Aggressions And Even Physical Violence”
Noémie Merlant’s star is rising as an actress. Baby Ruby and Tár won her international recognition across 2022 and 2023, while anticipation is growing around her starring role in Audrey Diwan’s English-language reboot of erotica classic Emmanuelle. In the meantime, Merlant is hitting Cannes with The Balconettes, her second film in the director’s chair after …
- EntertainmentVariety
Pietro Marcello Shooting ‘Duse’ With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Noémie Merlant, the Match Factory Handling Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian auteur Pietro Marcello – whose 2019 film “Martin Eden” made a splash on the international art-house scene – is shooting “Duse,” a movie about legendary Italian stage diva Eleonora Duse. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi stars as Duse and Noémie Merlant (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) plays her daughter. The Match Factory has acquired international …
- EntertainmentIndiewire
Cannes Wish List: 30 Movies We Hope Make the Cut in 2024
From directors like Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Lucrecia Martel, these are the films IndieWire hopes to see at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival.
