Yannick Bellon

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Yannick Bellon, born Marie-Annick Bellon (6 April 1924 – 2 June 2019), was a French film director, editor and screenwriter. She began in documentary cinema and gained early recognition with Goémons (1947), about the people of the island of Béniguet; it won the Grand Prix for documentaries at the Venice Biennale in 1949. After a short time at film school, she worked as an editor’s assistant and helped Nicole Védrès with Paris 1900. In 1972 she founded the production company Les Films de l'Équinoxe and directed her first feature, Quelque part quelqu’un (Somewhere, Someone), about Paris. Her later films tackle social issues and feminism: La Femme de Jean (1974), L’Amour violé (Rape of Love) (1978), L’Amour nu (1981) and La Triche (1984). Les Enfants du désordre (1989) looks at the difficulties of returning to normal life for a drug addict. She was the elder sister of actress and playwright Loleh Bellon. Bellon’s work is known for addressing women’s liberation and other social concerns.