About
French filmmaker whose work dealt with issues of sexuality and gender conflict. Her films included Romance and Anatomy of Hell.
Before Fame
She studied acting in Paris and published her first novel Easy Man at age seventeen.
Trivia
She did business with a conman who was eventually sent to prison in 2012 for exploiting her weakened mental state after she suffered a stroke.
Family Life
Her sister was the actress Marie-Hélène Breillat.
Associated With
She cited David Cronenberg as a director with a similar approach to sexuality in film.
