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Olivier Ducastel (born 23 February 1962) is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who currently works in collaboration with partner Jacques Martineau.
Life and career
After spending his adolescence in Rouen, Martineau moved to Paris to study film and theatre at the University of the New Sorbonne. In 1988 he directed a short musical comedy, Le Goût de plaire. In the same year, he acted as assistant to his mentor, Jacques Demy, on the film Trois places pour le 26, the last film Demy completed before his death in 1990. Ducastel spent the early 1990s working as a sound editor on various films.
In 1995 Ducastel met Jacques Martineau, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, Jeanne et le Garçon formidable, (an HIV/AIDS-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Demy, and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu) was released in 1998. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with gay-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three-hour-long Nés en 68 starring Laetitia Casta and Yannick Renier.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Other | |||
| 1988 | Trois places pour le 26 | Yes | Assistant sound editor and assistant director | ||
| 1989 | Alexandria Again and Forever | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1989 | Le Goût de plaire | Yes | Yes | Short | |
| 1990 | Outremer | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1991 | Transit | Yes | Sound mixer | ||
| 1991 | Comédie d'un soir | Yes | Editor; short | ||
| 1992 | La Fille de l'air | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1992 | Sam suffit | Yes | Assistant sound editor and assistant director | ||
| 1992 | Voleur d'images | Yes | Editor; short | ||
| 1993 | Lettre pour L... | Yes | Sound mixer | ||
| 1993 | Faut-il aimer Mathilde ? | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1994 | Al-Mohager | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1994 | Nous, les enfants du XXe siècle | Yes | Editor; documentary | ||
| 1995 | Adultery: A User's Guide | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1995 | Le Maître des éléphants | Yes | Sound editor | ||
| 1998 | The Perfect Guy | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film | |
| 2000 | Drôle de Félix | Yes | Yes | Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Jury Award Berlin Film Festival - Siegessäule Readers Award | |
| 2002 | My Life on Ice | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Locarno International Film Festival - Golden Leopard | |
| 2005 | Crustacés et Coquillages | Yes | Yes | Berlin Film Festival - Europa Cinemas Label | |
| 2008 | Born in 68 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Family Tree | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Juste la fin du monde | Yes | Telefilm | ||
| 2016 | Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo | Yes | Yes | Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Audience Award Guadalajara Film Festival - Premio Maguey Best Feature Film | |