Augustine - Augustine - 2012 (France) (pre-production)
Director: Alice Winocour. Co-starring Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Grégoire Colin, Sophie Cattain.
The film is set at the end of the 19th Century, and explores the mutual fascination that develops between Doctor Charcot, who studies 'hysteria' (which at the time was believed to be a disease), and one of his patients, a housemaid named Augustine. The housemaid quickly becomes an object of desire, the sole subject of Charcot's research and his obsession. To please him, Augustine puts her whole body into the experiments. Over the course of the tests, an intimacy starts to develop between them. But the closer Charcot gets to Augustine, the more he desires her, and the more ill he makes her.
Friends From France - Carole Brikerman - 2012 (France) (filming)
Directors: Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski. Co-starring Jérémie Lippman.
Two cousins travel to Leningrad in 1982. Their mission is to discreetly contact the Soviet Jews persecuted by the regime, the "refuzniks", to offer them help and comfort.
Mourir auprès de toi (To Die By Your Side)
- voice of Mina - 2011 (France)
Also with Spike Jonze and Pierre Le-tan. Directed by Simon Cahn and Spike Jonze. Written by Olympia Le-tan.
On a shelf in a famed Parisian bookstore called 'Shakespeare and Company', the love story of a klutzy skeleton and his red-haired amour plays out amidst Le-Tan's illustrations of iconic first-edition book covers.
BYE BYE BLONDIE - the young Gloria - 14 September 2011 (France)
With: Beatrice Dall, Emmanuele Béart, and Pascal Greggory. Directed by Virginie Despentes.
A romantic comedy about two women who fell in love during the 1980's and then went their separate ways. They find each other again more than 25 years later.
À l'origine - (In the Beginning) - Monika
- French release date: 11 November 2009
With: Gérard Depardieu, Francois Cluzet
Xavier Giannoli, Director
SOKO was nominated for a César Award (French equivalent of an Oscar) in the catgory of Best Female Newcomer, for her role in À l'Origine. The ceremony, which is televised nationally in France, was 27 February, and Soko did not win. Mélanie Thierry was the Best Female Newcomer for her young alcoholic in "Le dernier pour la route" (One for the Road). For other winners see hollywoodreporter.com
The film was nominated for Best Picture of 2009 by the 2010 Globes de cristal. The film was also nominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes. The soundtrack is available as an import CD from Amazon.
Paul (Francois Cluzet), a career con man, is enjoying the profits of his latest scam when a lady mayor
(Emmanuelle Devos) makes him rethink his criminal ways. Thanks to his growing interest in the lovely village
boss, Paul wants to make things right with his victims, who are many.
The IN THE BEGINNING Page
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Adrien (2008) (TV) - Sandra
With: Mark Ruchman, Gregory Fitoussi, Annie Gregorio, Alice Butaud
Director: Pascale Bailly
After six months in Thailand, Adrian comes home and looks for the truth about the disappearance of his childhood sweetheart, found drowned three months earlier. Soko sings "Souvenirs" in this one. I have no video of Soko doing this song, but MademoisaileCha has covered it on YouTube.
Ma vie n'est pas une comédie romantique (2007) - Lisa
Director: Marc Gibaja
With: Marie Gillain, Gilles Lellouche, Laurent Ournac, Phillipe Lefebre
The english title is, for some reason, "It Had To Be You". This is a parody of romantic comedies. It is the
story of Thomas and Florence. Thomas had a bad breakup and, at age 35, is occuppied mainly with Star Trek
(the film includes a Klingon wedding), and video games. Florence became a single mother at 17, and became a
schoolteacher. She meets Thomas shopping for toilet paper with her daughter (Soko). For some reason all the
vocals in the soundtrack are in English, although the dialogue is in French. The music is good, though, and
the theme was written by Soko (The Dandy Cowboys).
The IT HAD TO BE YOU Page
Les diablesses (2007) (TV)- Denise
Director: Harry Clevin
With: Anna Mihalcea, Bernadette Lafont, Marianne Basler, Annie Gregorio
Ma place au soleil - (My Place in the Sun) (2007)- Sabine
Director: Eric de Montalier
With: Elodie Bouchez, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Dutronc, Andre Dussollier, Gilles Lellouche, Valeria Golino
Three couples and a single (among others) of different ages and social classes, struggle with professional and personal problems.
Dans les cordes (2007)- Sandra
Director: Magaly Richard-Serrano (Former French boxing champion)
With: Richard Anconina, Maria De Medeiros, Louise Szpindel, Bruno Putzulu
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes. Joseph manages a French Boxing Club where he trains his daughter and niece. Boxing
is everything for them. The evening of the French Championships, the defeat of one of the two girls throws
the survival of the club into peril. The bond between Angie and Sandra, raised as if sisters, is tested and a
dangerous rivalry begins both inside the ring and out.
SCREEN CAPTURES
Poésie del Amor (2006)- Margot
Short film. Director: Olivier Vidal
With: Marc Andreoni, Mischa Aznavour, Victor Chambon, Dora Doll
Le pénitent (Louis Page) (TV - 2006) 1 episode - Lydia
- Un rebelle dans la famille
Le pénitent is a series of 90 minute made-for-TV films starring Frederic van den Driessche as Pere Louis
Page, a Catholic priest who, after losing his mother, undertakes a pilgramage and becomes involved in various
plotlines on the way. 23 episodes have been made beginning in 1997.
Madame Irma (2006) - young schoolgirl
With Didier Bourdon, Pascal Légitimus, Arly Jover, Catherine Mouchet, and Yoann Denaive. Directed by Didier Bourdon and Yves Fajnberg.
Francis is fired from his job at the French subsidiary of an American company. Unable to find another job, he consults a fortune teller, who does not help him but gives him an idea. He creates the alter ego of Madame Irma and becomes a fortune teller himself.
The film is on YouTube in 7 parts at VIRAPTOR2804's CHANNEL.
Les irréductibles (2006)- Lucie
Director: Renaud Bertrand
With: Jacques Gamblin, Kad Merad, Anne Brochet, Sacha Briquet
As teenagers, Michel (Jacques Gamblin), Gerard (Kad Merad) and Edmond (Rufus) all failed their Baccalaureat exams (necessary for high school graduation in France. They planned to retake the exam, but all three ended up with jobs in the same factory. Twenty years after leaving school, Michel has a son, Philippe, who also fails the Baccalaureat. As Michel encourages Philippe to give the test another try, he gets word that the factory is shutting down, and all three men are all out of work.
Mes copines (2006)- Manon
Director: Sylvie Ayme
With: Djena Tsimba, Anne-Sophie Franck, Rossy de Palma, Serge Riaboukine
Four girlfriends dream of winning the Challenge dance. Their idea is to distinguish themselves from competitors by replacing sensuality with technical prowess.
The entire film can be viewed online at DAILYMOTION. The aspect ratio, however, seems to be wrong.
Oh! Ma femme (2006) - Clémentine
Director: Olivier Dujols
With: Pascal Reneric, Carole Bianic, Valerie Decobert, Cybele Villemagne
The short film can be viewed in its entirety at DAILYMOTION
On s'appelle (2005) - Clara
TV comedy series. Directed by Bruno Ducourant and Francis Coté. Soko was in 4 episodes (episodes 13 to 16 of the first season). The show starred Olivia Charpentier, Alexandra Naoum, and Martin Siméon.
Some of the show is available on DAILYMOTION.
At a union meeting, Delphine Dupré (Hélène Liber) is killed with a lethal injection in the calf. A year earlier, she was invited with her friend Karine, to a club belonging to Antoine Koskas (Jacques Hanson), a dangerous pimp. Karine then disappeared before she could testify against Koskas and he was released from prison. The discovery of Karine's body reopens the investigation into Dupré's death, but the only remaining witness, Sandra Solano (Cylia Malki), must be protected.
Commissaire Valence - TV - (3 episodes) - Camille Valence
- Vengeances (2005)
The VENGEANCES Page
- Double face (2006)
The DOUBLEFACE Page
- Témoin en danger (2008)
Commissaire Valence is a series of made-for-TV movies starring Bernard Tapie, Christian Charmetant, Loic Corberry, Laure Killing, and Cecile Simeone.
Au secours, j'ai trente ans! - (Help me, I'm 30!) (2004) - Chloe
Director: Marie-Anne Chazel
With: Pierre Palmade, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Nathalie Corré, Franck Dubosc
Kathy, Tara and Yann spent their childhood together on the island of Grois off Brittany. At 18 they came to Paris. Twelve years later, Yann is happy with his boyfriend Alfredo, and the girls have disastrous love lives.
Their carefree attitude to life turns serious when Yann falls ill. Yann's mother arrives from the island to
take care of him and discovers his private life. The two women sort out their soap-opera-ish series of
relationships. Based on the book "Last Chance Saloon" by MARIAN KEYES.
The LAST CHANCE SALOON Page
Ben et Thomas (2004) - Girl 1
Director: Jon Carnoy
With: Romain Vissol, Adrien Saint-Joré, Vincent Ronsse, Alaric Sepulchre
This short film can be viewed in its entirety at DAILYMOTION
Action Justice (2003) - Léa Franqui
- Déclaré coupable - TV episode
With: Alexandra Kazan, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Cyril Lecompte, Laura Weissbecker, and Françoise Pinkwasser.
First aired 2 December 2003. The third of three episodes.
L'escalier (2003) - Bea
Director: Frédéric Mermoud
With: Nina Meurisse, Camille Japy, Marie Collins, Olivia Amandine Maudet
An apartment building staircase connects the lives of the building's tenants.
This 22 minute short film won four film festival awards, including the Golden Swann. Nina Meurisse (Rachel)
won Best Actress at the Vendome and Cabourg Festivals for her role.
The L'ESCALIER Page
Clara cet été là - (Clara's Summer) (2002) (TV) - Zoé
With: Salomé Stévenin, Selma Brook, Léo Grandperret
Director: Patrick Grandperret
Clara and Zoé head to summer camp for a week of adventure and self-discovery. Zoe quickly gets involved with
Sebastien, but is upset to find he is dating her just to impress his buddies. For comfort, Zoe turns to
Clara, telling her she loves her, but Clara rejects her advances. When bisexual Sonia befriends her, other
campers accuse Clara of being a lesbian. To stop rumors, Clara decides to sleep with a male counselor, but
this only complicates things. Eventually, Clara succumbs to her attraction to Sonia, who helps her express
her own self-awareness.
The CLARA'S SUMMER Page
