Antoine Bourseiller


Antoine Bourseiller was a French comedian and opera and theatre director.
Born in Paris in 1930, from 1960 to 1963 Bourseiller headed the Studio des Champs-Elysées. In 1966, he was named director of the Centre dramatique national d'Aix-en-Provence. He also directed the Théâtre Récamier. From 1982 until 1996 he was director of the Opéra national [de Lorraine|Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine].
Bourseiller won the Prix du Concours des Jeunes compagnies in 1960 and the Grand Prix du théâtre du Syndicat de la critique in 1963.

Personal life

He had a daughter, Rosalie Varda, from his relationship with director Agnès Varda. He had a second daughter, the rejoneadora Marie Sara, from his marriage to actress Chantal Darget. From this marriage he also had a stepson, Christophe Bourseiller.

Partial filmography as actor

Filmography as director

  • Marie Soleil
  • ''Jean Genet: Entretien avec Antoine Bourseiller''