Women in Horror: Marina De Van
Body dysmorphia. Existentialism. Cannibalism. Psychological disintegration. Identity crisis. Murder mysteries as musicals. French writer/director/actress Marina De Van makes downright provocative genre films. Her film work veers between enchantingly enthralling ( 8 Women ) and brazenly confrontational ( In My Skin ). After making a name for herself as a regular collaborator with François Ozon (she’s starred in See the Sea and Sitcom , and she wrote 8 Women and Under the Sand ), it was only a matter of time before De Van would branch out and into directing, with her own brand of fiercely intellectual and visceral cinema. Born in 1971, De Van studied Philosophy at Sorbonne University before enrolling at the prestigious film school FEMIS. Here she would meet and befriend future filmmaker Ozon, forming a bond that would fertilise some of the most important and interesting films to ride the crest of the latest New Wave of French cinema. Her own feature debut In My Skin , is an un...