Erick Zonca
French film director
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Érick Zonca is a French film director and screenwriter.
Érick Zonca | |
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| Born | 10 September 1956 Orléans, France |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
His first films were shorts Rives (1992), Eternelles (1995), and Seule (1997).
Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels. The film won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
Zonca's second feature was Le Petit Voleur (The Little Thief) (1999).[3]
His film Julia (2008) is based on John Cassavetes' 1980 film Gloria. It stars Tilda Swinton and was shot in California and Mexico.
White Soldier, a TV movie, was released in 2014. Zonca also made a French road safety PSA dramatic short film in 2015. In 2018, he directed Black Tide, starring Vincent Cassel.
