Léa Mysius

Directing

Léa Mysius

Born 1989-04-04 · Bordeaux, France

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).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Paris, 13th District poster
6.9

Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

Paris, 13th District

2021

Stars at Noon poster
5.8

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.

Stars at Noon

2022

The Five Devils poster
6.7

8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

The Five Devils

2022

The Five Devils poster
6.7

8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

The Five Devils

2022

Exquisite Corpse poster
3.5

An eight-year-old girl is fascinated by the exquisite corpse of a young woman she finds in the woods.

Exquisite Corpse

2013

Exquisite Corpse poster
3.5

An eight-year-old girl is fascinated by the exquisite corpse of a young woman she finds in the woods.

Exquisite Corpse

2013

Oh Mercy poster
6.4

A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered on Christmas Eve. However, in a neighborhood rife with crime, everyone seems to be a suspect.

Oh Mercy

2019

Ava poster
6.3

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...

Ava

2017

Ava poster
6.3

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...

Ava

2017

No artwork available
NR

I threw a firecracker on a woman. - What did you do ?! Julie is wandering in a neighbor of Nanterre, she's looking for someone she knew and meet unknown people. During her dance, stories are told...

Bison 6

2015

No artwork available
NR

L'éblouie

2013

The Birthday Party poster
NR

Thomas, Nora and their teenage daughter Ida live on remote marshland. Social contact is limited, as they only have one neighbour, Cristina, an Italian painter. As the two households plan a surprise birthday party for Nora, strange disturbances begin to occur and unease rolls over the marsh.

The Birthday Party

2026

The Birthday Party poster
NR

Thomas, Nora and their teenage daughter Ida live on remote marshland. Social contact is limited, as they only have one neighbour, Cristina, an Italian painter. As the two households plan a surprise birthday party for Nora, strange disturbances begin to occur and unease rolls over the marsh.

The Birthday Party

2026

Samouni Road poster
6.7

In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It's going to be the first celebration since the latest war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighborhood where they live is being rebuilt. As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory. Through these young survivors' recollections, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.

Samouni Road

2018

No artwork available
NR

Fin d'automne

2013

Farewell to the Night poster
6.1

Muriel is overjoyed, as her beloved grandson Alex is staying at her place for a few days before moving to Canada to work. But when the changes in his behavior arouse her curiosity, she is led to the discovery of a dark secret.

Farewell to the Night

2019

The Yellow Island poster
7.0

11-year-old Ena meets a young fisherman in a port. He gives her an eel and they arrange to meet the following Sunday on the other side of the lake. She has to be there.

The Yellow Island

2016

The Yellow Island poster
7.0

11-year-old Ena meets a young fisherman in a port. He gives her an eel and they arrange to meet the following Sunday on the other side of the lake. She has to be there.

The Yellow Island

2016

Girls Feels: Into the Blue poster
NR

Dive into these exciting short films from France, Lithuania and the UK that explore the hopes, loves, aspirations and even the darker side of girls on the cusp of adulthood.

Girls Feels: Into the Blue

2022

Somewhere in Love poster
6.3

Nicole and her son Serge live in a low-income housing estate in the Paris suburbs, where their love for each other thrives against all odds. But as Christmas approaches, Nicole has her checkbook and credit card confiscated, turning their relationship and their lives upside down.

Somewhere in Love

2024

One in a Million poster
5.0

On the heights of Los Angeles, Nathan, 18, dreams of Hollywood. He seems to be trapped in the strange house he lives in.

One in a Million

2014

Ce qui nous échappe poster
NR

A young psychiatry educator, Julien, accompanies five patients out. Alone, overwhelmed, he will gradually find his place in the group, move away from hyper-control and understand a little better his position as a social worker.

Ce qui nous échappe

2013

Thunderbirds poster
6.1

Antonin and Leonor are hunting larks. He is as submissive as his sister is voracious. One day, a dog attacks them.

Thunderbirds

2014

Thunderbirds poster
6.1

Antonin and Leonor are hunting larks. He is as submissive as his sister is voracious. One day, a dog attacks them.

Thunderbirds

2014