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Thomas Bidegain Biography

Screenwriter

Thomas Bidegain, born in 1968, is a renowned screenwriter from France. His works span across various mediums including film and television, and he is recognized for his unique narrative style and profound thematic exploration.

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“Each time I had an internship to do or an essay to write, I would always do it in the field of cinema. Nobody in my family worked in film and nobody could understand it.”

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“People who work in distribution will be distributors all their life.”

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“I think it's great to change - change country, change anything.”

Thinking Country

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“When you're a screenwriter, it's like being a mechanic. You open the hood of the story, the director is the driver, and he says, "What do you think? It's a little tough."”

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“Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it's all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit to people, to the actors, to the crew. It's peculiar.”

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“Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it’s all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit to people, to the actors, to the crew. It’s peculiar. There’s a Chinese saying: “The first part that rots is the head.” It really does. I’ve seen it.”

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“Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.”

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“It's great to represent things that are not represented.”

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“Things [only] exist once they are represented.”

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“When someone offers me a job or a project, I always ask myself, "What does it tell me about the world?" and "Have I seen it before?" Two good questions.”

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“The great thing about Europe is that things have not been represented [as much]. If you open the door of a bar in Brooklyn in a film you know exactly who is the mobster, who is the nice guy, who is the drunk, who's the waitress, who's the lonely heart. If you push open the door to a bar in Antwerp or Lisbon or Rotterdam, people will talk five different languages. You don't know who's who. You don't know if that guy is a banker or a mobster.”

“That's the luck we have with making films in Europe. It's still, in some ways, a virgin territory for a lot of stories. It's funny to see people in 10-gallon hats somewhere in France or Switzerland. You think, "Wow, is this real?" You do it in Wyoming and it's redundant.”

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Author:Thomas Bidegain

About the Author

Born: 1968
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 13

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