About Catherine

Catherine studied music at the Conservatory of Lyons. She then mastered in English and Communication Sciences.  Starting her professional career in the contemporary dance field as production manager and programmer, her first contact with cinema occurred through dance films. Since 2001, she has started collaborating with film makers on the writing of dance films before directing herself. She has written and directed two creative documentaries - the last was on British choreographer Wayne McGregor - both co-produced by ARTE.

THE NATURE OF THINGS is her first feature project.

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Catherine's Project

The Nature of Things

The extent of humiliation in losing his job is stronger than Henri could ever have imagined. His life has changed - and it's beyond his control. Faced by his close friends' unwillingness to understand, he decides to desert his entire life, including his marriage. He settles in a cheap hotel at the other end of the city and withdraws from his world. The child he once was, crazy for Mécano, begins to play again.  Henri has a vision- a masterpiece - a way to tell Jeanne, his partner, what he values most.

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