Élisabeth Perceval

Élisabeth Perceval was born in France but left to live in Quebec at the age of twelve. She studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal before returning to France in 1970, where she met stage director Bruno Bayen. Together they founded the Fabrique de Théâtre Company in which she acted under the pseudonym Elsa Pierce. In 1988, she played in “The Bengali Night”, a show by Nicolas Klotz. This artistic encounter led to both a love affair and a professional partnership, with the actress putting her acting career on hold to devote herself to writing. She wrote the scripts for “La Nuit sacrée” (1993), “Pariah” (2001), “Nus” (2005), “La Question humaine” (2007) and “Le Festin des chiens” (2009). In 2004, they founded the production company Pierre et Grands Oiseaux and the Compagnie des Indes. In 2007, they wrote and directed the short “La Consolation”, followed by the feature “Low Life” (2012). For the 67th Avignon Festival in 2013, they presented “Le Vent souffle dans la cour d’honneur”, starring two major actresses, Juliette Binoche and Jeanne Moreau. Their most recent films include “Low Life” (2012), “L'Héroïque Lande, la frontière brûle” (2017), “Fugitif où cours-tu ?” (2018), “Saxifrages, quatre nuits blanches” (2021) and “Nous disons révolution” (2021).