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Erick Zonca

Erick Zonca (born 10 September 1956) is a French film director and screenwriter. His first films were shorts Rives (1992), Eternelles (1995), and Seule (1997). Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels. The film won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Zonca's second feature was Le Petit Voleur (The Little Thief) (1999). His film Julia (2008) is based on John Cassavetes' 1980 film Gloria. It stars Tilda Swinton and was shot in California and Mexico. White Soldier, a TV movie, was released in 2014. Zonca also made a French road safety PSA dramatic short film in 2015. In 2018, he directed Black Tide, starring Vincent Cassel.

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Erick Zonca (born 10 September 1956) is a French film director and screenwriter. His first films were shorts Rives (1992), Eternelles (1995), and Seule (1997). Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels. The film won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Zonca's second feature was Le Petit Voleur (The Little Thief) (1999). His film Julia (2008) is based on John Cassavetes' 1980 film Gloria. It stars Tilda Swinton and was shot in California and Mexico. White Soldier, a TV movie, was released in 2014. Zonca also made a French road safety PSA dramatic short film in 2015. In 2018, he directed Black Tide, starring Vincent Cassel.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1956-09-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1956-09-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352929900

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