Thank you all for your suggestions!
All of them were extremely helpful and the student of mine is already
researching the work of those directors/actors/actresses.

Best, Petra

út 12. 10. 2021 v 14:35 odesílatel Esin Paca Cengiz <[log in to unmask]>
napsal:

> Elia Suleiman would also be a great example.
>
> Best,
>
> Esin Paça Cengiz, Phd
> Department of Radio, Television and Cinema
> Kadir Has University
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 14:27, Ahmet Emin Bülbül <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Vincent Gallo (his Buffalo ‘66, for example) would also be another
> figure.
> >
> > Best,
> > Emin.
> >
> > iPhone’umdan gönderildi
> >
> > > Harrow, Kenneth <[log in to unmask]> şunları yazdı (3 Eki 2021 22:22):
> > >
> > > another is chantal akerman
> > >
> > >
> > > kenneth harrow
> > >
> > > professor emeritus
> > >
> > > dept of english
> > >
> > > michigan state university
> > >
> > > 517 803-8839
> > >
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> > > From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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> > behalf of Cristiano Canguçu <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 4:48 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Subject: Re: [SCREEN-L] Somebody similar as Xavier Dolan?
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I think French actress-director Maïwenn loosely fits those three
> > criteria,
> > > although not perfectly (not *every* film of hers have autobiographical
> > > undertones).
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Cristiano Canguçu
> > >
> > > Em qui., 30 de set. de 2021 09:42, Petra Dominkova <
> > > [log in to unmask]> escreveu:
> > >
> > >> Hi everyone,
> > >>
> > >> I wanted to reach out and ask you for help in the research of one
> > student
> > >> of mine. I am mentoring her thesis on Xavier Dolan, and she is trying
> > (so
> > >> far in vain) to find someone who would be similar to him in those
> > aspects:
> > >>
> > >> 1/ direct himself/herself in multiple films (e.g. being at the same
> time
> > >> director and actor/actress);
> > >> 2/ openly state that the characters played by him/her are sort of
> > >> autobiographical;
> > >> 3/ make first of his/her films fairly young (in his/her 20s, 30s).
> > >>
> > >> She was so far able to come up with few names who, however, do not
> > >> correspond with XD in one or more above-mentioned aspects, as is Ben
> > >> Affleck, Woody Allen, Orson Welles.
> > >>
> > >> Any suggestion would be very welcome!
> > >>
> > >> Best,
> > >>
> > >> Petra Dominkova, Ph.D.
> > >> FAMU, Prague, Czech Republic
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