Kolia Litscher

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Kolia Litscher
Born
Kolia Litscher

1991 (age 32–33)
France
NationalityFrench
Other namesKolia Le Besco
Occupation(s)Stage actor
Film actor
Years active1991–present
Known forDemi-tarif (2004)
Charly (2006)

Kolia Litscher (born 1991) is a French stage and film actor. In film he is particularly known for Demi-tarif (2004) and Charly (2006), which he appeared in at a young age. Both works were written, directed, and produced by his sister Isild Le Besco.

Career[edit]

Kolia's first role was in Place des Vosges (1991), directed by his mother, when he was barely a toddler. He later appeared in short films by Emma de Caunes, Michel Fehler, Joséphine Flasseur and Emmanuelle Bercot.

His sister Isild featured him in a role in her directorial deut, Demi-tarif (2004).[1][2][3] It was screened at more than 50 film festivals and widely praised by film critics.[4][5]

Le Besco also cast him in Charly (2006), her second film as writer and director,[6][2][3] He played Nicolas, a rebellious teenager, alongside Julie-Marie Parmentier as his partner.[2] Nicolas has been in foster care; he is so fascinated by a postcard of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, that he runs away to try to reach it. As he hitchhikes to the suburbs of Nantes, he meets Charly, a young girl living in a caravan and surviving by prostitution.[7]

Variety wrote that "Litscher is just this side of being as bored as his character."[4]

Filmography[edit]

Theatre[edit]

  • 2002, Denn Bleiben Ist Nirgend, directed by Hans-Peter Litscher. Akademietheater, Bayerische Staatsoper, Münchner Opern-festspiele, Munich.
  • 2002, Und Dann Verschwand Alles Licht, an evening with texts from Antonoin Artaud, directed by Hans-Peter Litscher. Kasino Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.
  • 2003, Die Drei Entfernte Cousinen adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters, directed by Hans-Peter Litscher. Neumarkt Theater Zürich.
  • 2003, Causerie Sur Le Theme Du Traiter Et Du Heros, directed by Hans-Peter Litscher. Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg.
  • 2003, CIRCULUS VITIOSUS, directed by Hans-Peter Litscher. Zürich Festival.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ralske, Josh (16 March 2011). "Half-Price (2004)". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c de Baecque, Antoine (2 August 2006). "Isild Le Besco sur la brèche". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b Staff. "Affaire de famille" (in French). Allocine. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b Koehler, Robert (28 April 2008). "review, Charly". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Demi-Tarif". demitarif.lefilm.free.fr. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  6. ^ Ramos, Philippe (27 October 2005). "PRODUZIONE Francia". Cineuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ^ Staff (12 September 2007). "review: Charly". Time Out London. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d Staff. "Kolia Litscher". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

External links[edit]

  • [1] about Charly
  • [2] article by Michel Frodon on Demi-tarif
  • [3] Demi-tarif review