Editing Juliette Binoche (section)

===1984–1991===
[[File:Juliette Binoche 1985.jpg|thumb|Binoche in 1985]]
Binoche's early films established her as a French star of some renown.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> In 1983, she auditioned for the female lead in [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s controversial ''[[Hail Mary (film)|Hail Mary]]'', a modern retelling of the Virgin birth.<ref>[https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/hail-mary/2488 Hail Mary Film Review], Croce, Fernando F.; Slant Magazine, 8 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref> Godard requested a meeting with Binoche having seen a photo of her taken by her boyfriend at the time.<ref name=autogenerated4>"[https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2011/03/juliette-binoche-the-first-act.html Juliette Binoche: The First Act]". Brody, Richard. ''The New Yorker''. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref> Although she said she spent six months on the film's set in Geneva, her presence in the final cut is confined to just a few scenes.<ref name=autogenerated4 /><ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 74; (German language)</ref> Further supporting roles followed in a variety of French films. [[Annick Lanoë]]'s ''[[Les Nanas]]'' gave Binoche her most noteworthy role to date, playing opposite established stars [[Marie-France Pisier]] and [[Macha Méril]] in a mainstream comedy,<ref name=autogeneratedxx>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 76; (German language)</ref> though she has stated the experience was not particularly memorable or influential.<ref name=autogeneratedyy>L'Année Juliette; Première, September 1995; iss 222, p. 84; (French language)</ref> She gained more significant exposure in [[Jacques Doillon]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Family Life (1985 film)|Family Life]]'' cast as the volatile teenage step-daughter of [[Sami Frey]]'s central character. This film was to set the tone of her early career.<ref>[http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1478 Family Life at BAM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102816/http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1478 |date=20 July 2011 }}; bam.org. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref> Doillon has commented that in the original screenplay her character was written to be 14 years old, but he was so impressed with Binoche's audition he changed the character's age to 17 to allow her take the role.<ref name=autogenerated6 /> In April 1985, Binoche followed this with another supporting role in Bob Decout's ''[[Adieu Blaireau]]'', a ''policier'' thriller starring [[Philippe Léotard]] and [[Annie Girardot]]. ''Adieu Blaireau'' failed to have much impact with critics or audiences.<ref name=autogenerated9 />

It was to be later in 1985 that Binoche would fully emerge as a leading actress with her role in [[André Téchiné]]'s ''[[Rendez-vous (1985 film)|Rendez-vous]]''. She was cast at short notice when [[Sandrine Bonnaire]] had to abandon the film due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>L'Année Juliette; Première, September 1995; iss 222, p. 87; (French language)</ref> ''Rendez-vous'' premiered at the [[Cannes Film Festival|1985 Cannes Film Festival]], winning Best Director. The film was a sensation and Binoche became the darling of the festival.<ref>[https://www.allmovie.com/artist/juliette-binoche-6261/bio Juliette Binoche Biography]; Brennan, Sandra; allmovie.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref> ''Rendez-Vous'' is the story of a provincial actress, Nina (Binoche), who arrives in Paris and embarks on a series of dysfunctional liaisons with several men, including the moody, suicidal Quentin ([[Lambert Wilson]]). However it is her collaboration with theater director Scrutzler, played by [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], which comes to define Nina.<ref name=autogenerated7>L'Année Juliette; Première, September 1995; iss 222, p. 88; (French language)</ref> In a review of ''Rendez-Vous'' in [[Film Comment]], [[Armond White]] described it as "Juliette Binoche's career-defining performance".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181105223303/http://www.image-entertainment.com/film.asp?ProjectID=%7B2711B068-39F6-4B8E-98DE-9C0200CC1CD4%7D&BusinessUnitID=%7B86E09B33-2863-432E-AFFA-D34EA992FEDF%7D&ProductID=%7BD8C39ED2-9941-4A88-8B43-9C0200CDCCA0 Rendez-Vous DVD]; image-entertainment.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref>

In 1986, Binoche was nominated for her first [[César Award|César]] for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film.<ref>[http://www.allocine.fr/festivals/festival-128/edition-18353147/palmares/ César Winners and Nominations 1986]; allocine.fr. Retrieved 18 April 2011; (French language)</ref> Following ''Rendez-Vous'', she was unsure of what role to take next. She auditioned unsuccessfully for [[Yves Boisset]]'s ''Bleu comme l'enfer'' and [[Robin Davis (director)|Robin Davis's]] ''Hors la loi'',<ref name=autogenerated7 /> but was eventually cast in ''[[My Brother-in-Law Killed My Sister]]'' (1986) by [[Jacques Rouffio]] opposite the popular French stars [[Michel Serrault]] and [[Michel Piccoli]]. This film was a critical and commercial failure.<ref>''[[:fr:Première (magazine)|Première]]'' Iss. 132, March 1998</ref> Binoche has commented that Rouffio's film is very significant to her career as it taught her to judge roles based on the quality of the screenplay and her connection with a director, not on the reputation of other cast members.<ref>''[[:fr:Première (magazine)|Première]]'' Iss. 132, 03/1998</ref> Later in 1986, she again starred opposite Michel Piccoli in [[Leos Carax]]'s ''[[Mauvais Sang]]''. This film was a critical and commercial success, leading to Binoche's second César nomination. ''Mauvais Sang'' is an avant-garde thriller in which she plays Anna the vastly younger lover of Marc (Piccoli) who falls in love with Alex (Denis Lavant), a young thief.<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE0DE123EF933A0575AC0A961948260 Film Festival; 'Bad Blood,' From France]; Walter, Goodman; The New York Times, 30 September 1987. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref> Binoche has stated that she, "discovered the camera", while shooting this film.<ref>''[[:fr:Première (magazine)|Première]]'' Iss. 112, July 1986</ref>

In August 1986, Binoche began filming [[Philip Kaufman]]'s adaptation of [[Milan Kundera]]'s novel ''[[The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)|The Unbearable Lightness of Being]]'', portraying the young and innocent Tereza.<ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 83; (German language)</ref> Released in 1988, this was Binoche's first English language role and was a worldwide success with critics and audiences alike.<ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 85; (German language)</ref> Set against the [[USSR]]'s invasion of [[Prague]] in 1968, the film tells the story of the relationships a Czech surgeon, Tomas ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]), has with his wife Tereza and his lover Sabina ([[Lena Olin]]). Binoche has stated that at the time her English was very limited and that she relied on a French translation to fully grasp her role.<ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 88; (German language)</ref> After this success, Binoche decided to return to France rather than pursue an international career.<ref name=autogeneratedzzz>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 89; (German language)</ref> In 1988, she filmed the lead in Pierre Pradinas's ''[[Un tour de manège]]'', a little-seen French film opposite [[François Cluzet]].<ref name=autogenerated8 /> She has stated that her attraction to this film was that it gave her the opportunity to work with close friends and family.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> Pradinas is the husband of her sister Marion Stalens who was set photographer on the film and appeared in a [[cameo appearance|cameo role]].<ref name=autogenerated5 /> In the summer of 1988, Binoche returned to the stage in an acclaimed production of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[The Seagull]]'' directed by Russian director [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] at [[Théâtre de l'Odéon]] in Paris.<ref>[http://archive.filmdeculte.com/portrait/portrait.php?id=146 Juliette Binoche Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119172205/http://archive.filmdeculte.com/portrait/portrait.php?id=146 |date=19 January 2012 }}; Filloux, Karine; filmdeculte.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011</ref>

Later that year, she began work on [[Leos Carax]]'s ''[[Les Amants du Pont-Neuf]]''.<ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 90; (German language)</ref> The film was beset by problems and took three years to complete, requiring investment from three producers and funds from the French government.<ref name=autogenerated6>Cahiers du Cinéma, Iss. 448, October 1991</ref> When finally released in 1991, ''Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' was a critical success. Binoche won a [[European Film Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2008/09/04/1992/ |title=EFA » 1992 |publisher=European Film Academy |access-date=2 August 2011 |archive-date=2 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802045515/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2008/09/04/1992/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as securing her third César nomination for her performance. In the film Binoche portrays an artist who lives rough on the famous Parisian bridge where she meets another young vagrant (Denis Lavant). This iconic part of the city becomes the backdrop for a wildly passionate love story and some of the most visually arresting images of the city ever created.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2DE1639F935A35753C1A964958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Vincent | last=Canby | title=Review/Film; Lovers on the Streets of Paris, Literally | date=6 October 1992}}</ref> The paintings featured in the film were Binoche's own work.<ref name="autogenerated6"/> She also designed the French poster for the film which features an ink drawing of the eponymous lovers locked in embrace.<ref name="autogenerated6"/> During a break in filming in 1990, Binoche spent five days shooting ''[[Women & Men 2|Mara]]'' for [[Mike Figgis]], based on [[Henry Miller]]'s ''[[Quiet Days in Clichy (novel)|Quiet Days in Clichy]]''. This 30-minute film was part of [[HBO]]'s anthology series ''[[Women & Men 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/159/ |title=Sight & Sound &#124; Wilful Amateur |publisher=BFI |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910185429/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/159 |archive-date=10 September 2011 }}</ref> The film became somewhat contentious when, according to Mike Figgis, HBO altered it once he had completed it.<ref name=autogenerated4b>Filggis, Mike. ''Digital Filmmaking''. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995, {{ISBN|0-571-22625-6}}. p. 147.</ref> The film premiered on HBO in the U.S. on 18 August 1991.<ref>Hollywood Reporter. Vol 318. Iss 35–50. p. 9. 16 August 1991</ref>

At this point, Binoche seemed to be at a crossroads in her career. She was recognized as one of the most significant French actresses of her generation.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/nov/21/1?INTCMP=SRCH | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Wherefore arthouse, Juliette? | date=21 November 1999}}</ref> However, the long production of ''Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' had forced her to turn down several significant roles in international productions including ''[[The Double Life of Véronique]]'' by [[Krzysztof Kieślowski]], [[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|''Cyrano de Bergerac'']] by [[Jean-Paul Rappeneau]], ''[[Night and Day (1991 film)|Night and Day]]'' by [[Chantal Akerman]], and ''Beyond the Aegean'', an aborted project with [[Elia Kazan]].<ref>Juliette Binoche. Die unnahbare Schöne; Blum, Katerina; Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1995; {{ISBN|3-453-08129-3}}; p. 119 – p. 125; (German language)</ref> Binoche then chose to pursue an international career outside France.<ref name=autogenerated6 />