Nina Companeez
Nina Companeez was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela.
Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville. She wrote for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77.Selected filmography
Writer
- Tonight or Never
- Adorable Liar
- Because, Because of a Woman
- Girl's Apartment
- Lucky Jo
- Martin Soldat
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
- Zärtliche Haie
- Benjamin
- Bye bye, Barbara
- The Bear and the Doll
- Raphael, or The Debauched One
- Faustine et le Bel Été
- L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise
- The Horseman on the Roof
- À la recherche du temps perdu
Actor
- Benjamin - Une invitée
- Bye bye, Barbara - La directrice de l'agence de call-girls
- The Bear and the Doll - Dame en blanche
