Isabel Coixet

About

Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.”

Known for

OmnivoreSeries • 2024Paris Je T'aimeMovie • 2006The BookshopMovie • 2017Learning to DriveMovie • 2014ElegyMovie • 2008My Life Without MeMovie • 2003Foodie LoveSeries • 2019Endless NightMovie • 2015The Movie TellerMovie • 2023Elisa & MarcelaMovie • 2019Venice 70: Future ReloadedMovie • 2013The Secret Life of WordsMovie • 2005Three GoodbyesMovie • 2025Aida, the MovieMovie • 2026Another MeMovie • 2013Things I Never Told YouMovie • 1996Map of the Sounds of TokyoMovie • 2009Nobody's WatchingMovie • 2017It Snows in BenidormMovie • 2020Un amorMovie • 2023The DistancesMovie • 2018Unmade BedsMovie • 2009GlueMovie • 2006Yesterday Never EndsMovie • 2013