Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin | |
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| Born | 16 May 1961 |
| Died | 11 January 2007 (aged 45) Paris, France |
Solveig Dommartin (French: [sɔlvɛɡ dɔmaʁtɛ̃]; 16 May 1961[b] – 11 January 2007) was a French actress[1] and filmmaker. She appeared in seven major films, including Wings of Desire (1987), Until the End of the World (1991), and Faraway, So Close! (1993). She was also known as a writer (Until the End of the World), editor (Tokyo-Ga), and director (Il suffirait d'un pont).
Biography
[edit]Her acting career began in the theatre with Compagnie Timothee Laine and with the Theater Labor Warschau.[1] She began her career in film as an assistant of Jacques Rozier.[2]
Her debut as a film actress was in Wings of Desire (1987), by Wim Wenders, with whom she was in a relationship. She learned circus acrobatics for the role in only eight weeks,[3] and performed without using a stunt double. She co-authored Until the End of the World (1991) with Wenders and travelled around the world with him in search of locations for the project.[2]
Wim Wenders said about Until the End of the World: "Solveig Dommartin and I had written the story of our film together, and we thought that we only had the right to enter into such a sacred area like a person's dreams, if we would bring something into the work that was sacred to ourselves".[3]
She had one daughter, Venus.[4] Dommartin died of a heart attack in Paris in 2007 at the age of 45.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Wings of Desire | Marion | |
| 1989 | The Prisoner of St. Petersburg | Elena | |
| 1990 | Je t'ai dans la peau | Jeanne | |
| No Fear, No Die | Toni | ||
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Claire Tourneur | |
| 1993 | Faraway, So Close! | Marion | |
| 1994 | I Can't Sleep | Blonde Woman | |
| 1997 | Eiffel Tower Trilogy: Height, Weight & Gravity | Solveig | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Cinéma Cinémas | Herself | TV series documentary |
| 1995 | Navarro | Clémence Larue | Episodes: "L'ombre d'un père" "Sentiments mortels" |
| 1996 | Commandant Nerval | Suzy | Episode: "A qui profite le crime?" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Tokyo-Ga | Editor | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Co-story |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Si il suffirait d'un pont (It Would Only Take a Bridge) | Short |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Some sources assert she was born in Constantine, Algeria.
- ↑ Some sources claim her original birth year was 1958.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Nesselson, Lisa (24 January 2007). "French actress Dommartin dies at 45". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 Gieske, Tony (21 February 2007). "Her 'Wings' warmed hearts". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Jakubowski, Maxim (6 February 2007). "Solveig Dommartin, Wenders' fearless angel". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (3 February 2007). "Solveig Dommartin, 45; actress in 'Wings of Desire' also wrote, edited and directed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- Raskin, Richard (1999) [9 January 1995]. "'To See with a Child's Heart.' An Interview with Solveig Dommartin on Wings of Desire". p.o.v.: A Danish Journal of Film Studies (8). University of Aarhus: 58–64. ISSN 1396-1160.
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