Sébastien Lifshitz
Sébastien Lifshitz (born 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art.
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- Born
- 1968. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, actor, documentarian, collector and director.
- Education
- École du Louvre and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
- Known for
- Adolescentes and Wild Side.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
- Languages
- French.
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Sébastien Lifshitz studied at École du Louvre and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Centre Georges Pompidou and La Fémis. Works named in the authority record are Adolescentes and Wild Side. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Lifshitz's work involves LGBTQ+ themes. His 2004 film, Wild Side, involves several narratives, some told forward and some backward, about a transgender prostitute. He is a two-time winner of the Teddy Award, presented by an independent committee at the Berlin International Film Festival to the year's best films with LGBT themes, winning Best Feature Film in 2004 for Wild Side and Best Documentary Film in 2013 for Bambi, a documentary profile of transgender French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot. In 2014, Rizzoli International published Lifshitz's The Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride, a collection of gay-themed photos from the early 20th century.
18th Chéries-Chéris Festival Film, Forum des Images, October 2012, Paris, France.
Josef Kocmid from Joinville le Pont, France · Chéries-Chéris Sébastien Lifshitz (Les Invisibles)
18th Chéries-Chéris Festival Film, Forum des Images, October 2012, Paris, France.
Josef Kocmid from Joinville le Pont, France · Chéries-Chéris Sébastien Lifshitz (Les Invisibles) II
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- 1.Sébastien Lifshitz. www.rencontres-arles.com.
- 2.Vollmer, Deenah. Berlin's Teddy Family. Interview Magazine. 19 February 2013.
- 3.LOOK: Early 20th Century Gay Life Revealed In These Incredible Photos. HuffPost. May 1, 2014.
- 4.Radnor, Abigail. Pictures of the week: The Invisibles, by Sébastien Lifshitz. The Guardian. 13 June 2014. 0261-3077.
- 5.Hughes, Sarah. Transsexual healing. The Observer. 2005-09-17. 0029-7712.
- 6.Brooks, Xan. Les Invisibles – review. The Guardian. 2013-07-11. 0261-3077.
- 7.ARTE coproduit le prochain documentaire de Sébastien Lifshitz. Arte. 30 June 2015.
- 8.French Film Review: Adolescentes, Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. France Today. 2021-06-03.
- 9.Brody, Richard. "Little Girl," Reviewed: A Brilliantly Directed Documentary About a Transgender Child. The New Yorker. 2021-09-20. 0028-792X.
- 10.Loayza, Beatrice. 'Little Girl' Review: Growing Up and Seeking Peace. The New York Times. 2021-09-16. 0362-4331.
- 11.Nicholson, Rebecca. Casa Susanna review – this portrait of queer life in an era of illegality is incredibly moving. The Guardian. 2023-01-31. 0261-3077.
- 12.Wilkinson, Amber. 'Casa Susanna': Venice Review. Screen.
- 13.« Un jeune homme de bonne famille », sur Arte.tv : acteur X, Claude Loir de A à Z. Le Monde. 2026-01-20.
- 14.«Un jeune homme de bonne famille» : Sébastien Lifshitz passe une vie aux rayons X. Libération. 12 January 2026.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Rees-Robertsn, N. French Queer Cinema (2008).
- Reeser, T. "Representing gay male domesticity in French film of the late 1990s," In Queer Cinema in Europe (2008).
- Reeser, T. "Transsexuality and the Disruption of Time in Sebastien Lifshitz's Wild Side," in Studies in French Cinema (2007).
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