Brisse, Joël

(July 27, 1953, Vichy, Allier, France - )

   Trained at the Beaux-Arts of Clermont-Ferrand, he is a painter and a sculptor who entered films as an actor (1989 La Jalousie, short, Christophe Loizillon; 1992 Riens du tout / UK and USA: Little Nothings, Cédric Klapisch; 1996 Chacun cherche son Chat / USA: When the Cat's Away, Cédric Klapisch; 1997 Les Robes, Jérôme Michaud-Larivière; 1999 Vénus Beauté (Institut) / UK: Venus Beauty Salon / USA: Venus Beauty Institute, Tonie Marshall; Fidèle, short, Jérôme Bon-nell; 2001 Imago (Jours de Folie) / Le Fil perdu, also co-screenwriter, Marie Vermillard; 2002 Le Chignon d'Olga, Jérôme Bonnell; 2006 Petites Révélations, short, Marie Vermillard). He co-wrote Eau douce (short, Marie Vermillard, 1997) and Du Bois pour l'Hiver (short, Olivier Jahan, 2004).

 Filmography

1998 ◘ Les Pinces à Linge / USA: The Clothes Pegs (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Pomme, la Figue, l'Amande (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Tuer (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Rêver (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Mentir (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Jouir (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Gardienne du B (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Bouger (short; also screenwriter)

2003 ◘ La Fin du Règne animal (also co-screenwriter)