
Person
Léa Mysius
Directing · Born 1989-04-04 · Bordeaux, France
Biography
Léa Mysius (born 4 April 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2017, she made her feature directorial debut with the film Ava, which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it won the SACD Award. Her second feature film, The Five Devils, was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. As a screenwriter, Mysius has also collaborated with Arnaud Desplechin on Ismael's Ghosts (2017) and Oh Mercy! (2019), Jacques Audiard on Paris, 13th District (2021), and Claire Denis on Stars at Noon (2022).
Known for

Emilia Pérez
Co-Writer

Paris, 13th District
Writer

Stars at Noon
Screenplay

Foreign Language
Co-Writer

The Five Devils
Director

Ava
Director

Ghost Pleasure
Associate Producer

Oh Mercy
Screenplay

The Yellow Island
Screenplay

Ismael's Ghosts
Scenario Writer
Filmography
- 2026The Birthday PartyDirector
- 2024Foreign LanguageCo-Writer
- 2024Somewhere in LoveProducer
- 2024Emilia PérezCo-Writer
- 2024Eat the NightThanks
- 2022Stars at NoonScreenplay
- 2022Everybody Loves JeanneClaudia (jeune)
- 2022The Five DevilsDirector
- 2022Girls Feels: Into the BlueDirector
- 2021Paris, 13th DistrictWriter
- 2019Oh MercyScreenplay
- 2019Ghost PleasureAssociate Producer
- 2019Farewell to the NightWriter
- 2018Samouni RoadScreenplay
- 2017Gueule d'IsèreAssociate Producer
- 2017AvaDirector
- 2017Ismael's GhostsScenario Writer
- 2016The Yellow IslandScreenplay
- 2015Bison 6Screenplay
- 2014ThunderbirdsDirector
- 2014One in a MillionWriter
- 2013L'éblouieScreenplay
- 2013Fin d'automneScreenplay
- 2013Exquisite CorpseDirector
- 2013Ce qui nous échappeScreenplay
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.