Esposito, Philomène

(March 13, 1955, Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France - )

   After studying sculpture in Nice, she landed a job as a trainee assistant director (1984 Le Matelot 512, René Allio). Most of the films she directed include references to her Italian origin. In 1988, she wrote On se dépêche d'en rire (shorts; episodes "Lettre d'Amour", "Activons-nous", "L'Opération"; Pierre Etaix, Thomas Gilou).

 Filmography

1987 ◘ La Nonna (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Escalier (short; also screenwriter)

1988 ◘ La strada del sol (short; also screenwriter)

1991 ◘ Mima (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1993 ◘ Toxic Affair (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1999 ◘ Toni (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ Le Mas Théotime (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Secret de Julia (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Sous les Jupes de la Madone (documentary; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Retour à Fonteyne (2 X 100'; shot in 1996)

        ◘ Les Ritaliens (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy / Belgium)

        ◘ Mary Lester (episodes "La Cité des Dogues", "Meurtre en Retour", "Fortune de Mer")

2001 ◘ Le Gang des Poupées

2003 ◘ Le Premier Fils

2006 ◘ Les Courriers de la Mort (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Mes Parents chéris (also co-screenwriter)