Nathalie worked for several years in Belgium as assistant film editor, notably with André Delvaux ("Benvenuta", "Babel Opéra"), Chantal Akerman ("Golden Eighties") and Michel Jakar ("Maria Malibran", "La Passion de Gilles"). For two years she was editor in chief for a number of animated films, notably the "Quick et Flupke" series based on drawings by Hergé.

In parallel, Nathalie devoted time as an author of a number of short stories: "Emoi" (1986) and "L'Homme de Porcelaine" (1988) amongst others.

In 1988, she moved to Paris where she worked on several feature films, ("Nikita" by Luc Besson, "Je Suis le Seigneur du Château" by Régis Wargnier,...) and on TV films and documentaries ("Jacques Ellul" by Serge Steyer, "Alekan-Cochet" by Claire Childéric,...). Nathalie also worked as chief editor on certain institutional and publicity films, as well as music video for Jean-Jacques Goldman, Charlélie Couture, and Alain Souchon (notably the famous "Foule Sentimentale").

In 1993 Nathalie Hureau wrote her first novel, "La Chair Obscure", a mystical search undertaken by a young girl on the Mont Saint-Michel where the surreal mixes with an historical background.

In 1996, she wrote "Lettres à un Jeune Monteur" (published by Les Belles Lettres ed.) in cooperation with her former professor and famous film editor, Henri Colpi. Mr Colpi is a highly regarded film editor in France since the 1950's ("Hiroshima mon Amour", "L'Année Dernière à Marienbad", "Mystère Picasso",...). He is also an accomplished director, ("Une Aussi Longue Absence", palme d'or of the 1961 Cannes Film Festival).

Recently, while continuing her literary work, Nathalie Hureau has developed a method for teaching the interpretation of images. She is regularly solicited for her ability to share her knowledge and interest of the art of film editing.

See also updated page in French : http://www.broguiere.com/hureau.htm

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