{{short description|French drama school in Paris}} {{Multiple issues| {{Primary sources|date=December 2015}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2015}}}} {{Infobox university | name = Cours Florent | native_name_lang = en | caption = Cours Florent | type = Private | founder = François Florent | president = Frédéric Montfort | students = 2,500 | city = Paris, France<br>Brussels, Belgium<br>Montpellier, France<br> Bordeaux, France | language = French, English | website = {{URL|www.coursflorent.education}} }} The '''Cours Florent''' is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent.
== Location == The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès. The Cours Florent also has satellite campuses in Brussels, Belgium; Montpellier, France; and Bordeaux, France.
==Programs== The Cours Florent is known as one of France's most prestigious drama schools. It offers a three-year acting and theatre program for children, teenagers, and adults. Since 2011, the school has also offered a three-year program called "Acting in English" for both French and foreign English-speaking students. Auditions are organized in May and September, and two intensive summer programs are available in July and August.
The school also hosts a specialized class to prepare students for the competitive examination of the prestigious ''Conservatoire national supérieur d'Art dramatique de Paris'' (CNSAD), as well as the ''École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre'' (ENSATT) in Lyon and the ''École supérieure d'art dramatique'' of the National Theatre of Strasbourg.
Many renowned actors and acting teachers have taught classes at the Cours Florent, including Francis Huster, Olivier Marchal, Gilles Lellouche, and alumni Diane Kruger, Gad Elmaleh, Guillaume Canet and Jacques Weber.
== Notable alumni == Many notable actors, both French and foreign, have graduated or attended the Cours Florent, including: {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *Isabelle Adjani<ref name ="TNO">{{cite web|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/culture/20210927.OBS49168/francois-florent-fondateur-du-celebre-cours-florent-est-decede-a-84-ans.html|title=François Florent, fondateur du célèbre Cours Florent, est décédé à 84 ans|work=Le Nouvel Obs|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227155850/https://www.nouvelobs.com/culture/20210927.OBS49168/francois-florent-fondateur-du-celebre-cours-florent-est-decede-a-84-ans.html|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> *Morjana Alaoui *Yvan Attal<ref name ="FF">{{cite web|last=Geais|first=Pierrick|url=https://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/voir-lire/story/pierre-niney-muriel-robin-yvan-attal-francis-huster-racontes-par-francois-florent-le-fondateur-du-cours-florent/4805|title=Pierre Niney, Muriel Robin, Yvan Attal, Francis Huster… racontés par le fondateur du Cours Florent|work=Vanity Fair France|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227162226/https://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/voir-lire/story/pierre-niney-muriel-robin-yvan-attal-francis-huster-racontes-par-francois-florent-le-fondateur-du-cours-florent/4805|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> *Daniel Auteuil<ref name ="TNO"/> *Édouard Baer<ref name ="FF"/> *Jeanne Balibar<ref name ="TNO"/> *Malik Bentalha<ref name=yahoo063800-885>[https://fr.news.yahoo.com/malik-bentalha-j-toujours-voulu-ressembler-à-jamel-20110126-063800-885.html « Malik Bentalha : "J'ai toujours voulu ressembler à Jamel" »], ''Yahoo! News.com'', 26 janvier 2011.</ref> *Dominique Blanc<ref name ="FF"/> *Guillaume Canet<ref name ="TNO"/> *Jil Caplan (teacher)<ref name ="JC">{{cite web|url=https://www.coursflorent.fr/portraits/jil-caplan|title=L'interprétation avec Jil Caplan|work=Cours Florent|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227164847/https://www.coursflorent.fr/portraits/jil-caplan|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> *Isabelle Carré<ref name ="ML">{{cite web|url=https://www.coursflorent.fr/ecole/actualites/nominations-molieres-2020|title=Nos anciens élèves aux Molières 2020|work=Cours Florent|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227165727/https://www.coursflorent.fr/ecole/actualites/nominations-molieres-2020|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> *Cecil Castellucci<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.misscecil.com/ |title=Cecil Seaskull - The jots of a nerdy girl |publisher=Misscecil.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> *Nicolas Cazalé<ref name="Levieux">{{cite web|url= http://cine4castillonnes.free.fr/entretien/index.html |title= Nicolas Cazalé: "Il faut savoir diriger sa rage" |access-date= January 27, 2009 |last= Levieux|first= Michèle |date= April 19, 2003 |work= L'Humanité |language=fr |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720220707/http://cine4castillonnes.free.fr/entretien/index.html |archive-date= July 20, 2011 }}</ref> *Pauline Chalamet<ref name="Yale">{{cite web|url=https://french.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/newsletters/FrenchNews14F.pdf|title=Yale Department of French|publisher=Yale University|date=Fall 2014|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525070624/https://french.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/newsletters/FrenchNews14F.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name ="LP">{{cite web|last=Conradsson|first=Pauline|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/series/qui-est-pauline-chalamet-soeur-ainee-de-timothee-comedienne-en-vue-aussi-bien-en-france-qua-hollywood-03-12-2023-ZEMVITBZ4FEP5JBW4EHT3HI2SQ.php|title=Qui est Pauline Chalamet, sœur aînée de Timothée, comédienne en vue aussi bien en France qu'à Hollywood?|work=Le Parisien|date=December 3, 2023|access-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231203234428/https://www.leparisien.fr/amp/culture-loisirs/series/qui-est-pauline-chalamet-soeur-ainee-de-timothee-comedienne-en-vue-aussi-bien-en-france-qua-hollywood-03-12-2023-ZEMVITBZ4FEP5JBW4EHT3HI2SQ.php|archive-date=December 3, 2023|language=fr}}</ref> *Anne Consigny *Clotilde Courau *Jean-Pierre Darroussin *Alain Defossé<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lacour|first1=Cécilia|title=Décès de l'écrivain et traducteur Alain Defossé|url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/deces-de-lecrivain-et-traducteur-alain-defosse|access-date=May 17, 2017|work=Livres Hebdo|date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> *Cyril Descours<ref>Complices - un film de Frédéric Mermoud (Dossier de presse) 2009, Descours biography, p11.</ref> *Emmanuelle Devos<ref name ="FF"/> *Guillaume de Tonquédec<ref name ="FF"/> *Marie de Villepin *Vincent Elbaz *Gad Elmaleh<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Biographie de Gad Elmaleh|url=http://www.linternaute.com/cinema/gad-elmaleh/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217103148/http://www.linternaute.com/cinema/gad-elmaleh/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2017|website=L'internaute|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> *Mylène Farmer<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|title=De Zézette à "Ghostland"... Mylène Farmer a toujours joué la comédie|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/culture/2236179-20180312-pere-noel-ordure-ghostland-mylene-farmer-toujours-joue-comedie|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.20minutes.fr|date=12 March 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> *Stéphane Freiss *Thierry Frémont *Guillaume Gallienne<ref name ="FF"/> *José Garcia<ref name="francebleu">{{cite web|url=http://www.francebleu.fr/infos/les-portraits-de-jean-paul-billo/jose-garcia |title=José Garcia, poids et démesure |author=Jean Paul Billo |date=February 3, 2012 |work=France Bleu}}</ref> *Olivier Gourmet *Eva Green *Marina Hands<ref name ="FF"/> *Francis Huster (teacher)<ref name ="Z"/><ref name ="FF"/> *Agnès Jaoui *Pom Klementieff<ref name="Anthem">{{cite interview|url=http://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-pom-klementieff/|interviewer-first=Kee|interviewer-last=Chang|title=Q&A with Pom Klementieff|work=Anthem Magazine|date=2 July 2013|access-date=5 July 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107050036/http://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-pom-klementieff/|archive-date=7 January 2014}}</ref> *Diane Kruger *Samuel Le Bihan *Vincent Lindon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.franceinter.fr/personne-vincent-lindon|title=Biographie de Vincent Lindon|website=France Inter}}</ref> *Luce *Sophie Marceau<ref>[https://www.coursflorent.education/news/french-actors-marceau ''Sophie Marceau ''] at Cours Florent (retrieved 14 April 2021)</ref> *Ali Marhyar<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2017 |title=Ali Marhyar Rencontre Les Élèves du Cours Florent à Bruxelles |url=https://www.coursflorent.fr/ecole/actualites/rencontre-ali-marhyar-bruxelles |website=Cours Florent |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=University in Belgium |url=https://www.pickascholarship.com/low-tuition-universities-you-can-find-in-belgium-in-2024/ |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> *Noémie Merlant<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mowe |first1=Richard |title=Wake up call for dreamer Noémie |url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2020-02-25-interview-with-noemie-merlant-about-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-and-jumbo-feature-story-by-richard-mowe |newspaper= Eye for Film |accessdate=26 February 2020}}</ref> *Thierry Mugler<ref name ="FF"/> *Pierre Niney<ref name ="FF"/> *Jérôme Pradon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeromepradon.com/menu_en.html |title=Jerome Pradon |publisher=Jerome Pradon |access-date=2015-12-01}}</ref> *Cristiana Reali *Muriel Robin<ref name ="FF"/> *Sebastian Roché *Jean-Paul Rouve *Éric Ruf<ref name ="FF"/> *Mathilde Seigner *Audrey Tautou<ref name ="AT">{{cite web|url=https://www.coursflorent.education/news/french-actors-tautou|title=Audrey Tautou {{!}} Cours Florent|work=Cours Florent|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721014606/https://www.coursflorent.education/news/french-actors-tautou|archive-date=July 21, 2024|language=en}}</ref> *Gaspard Ulliel<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2017 |title=La gueule d'ange du cinéma: Gaspard Ulliel, César du meilleur acteur |trans-title=The angel face of Cinema: Gaspard Ulliel, César for Best Actor |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/gaspard-ulliel-la-gueule-d-ange-du-cinema-francais-25-02-2017-2107395_3.php |website=Le Point |language=fr |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313000706/https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/gaspard-ulliel-la-gueule-d-ange-du-cinema-francais-25-02-2017-2107395_3.php |url-status=live }}</ref> *Arnaud Valois *Tasha de Vasconcelos *Jacques Weber<ref name ="FF"/> *Elia Zaharia<ref name ="EZ">{{cite web|last=Bonnet|first=Dominique|url=https://www.parismatch.com/royal-blog/le-prince-leka-ii-dalbanie-divorce-delia-zaharia-la-mere-de-sa-fille-la-princesse-geraldine-233689|title=Le prince Leka II d'Albanie divorce d'Elia Zaharia, la mère de sa fille, la princesse Geraldine|work=Paris Match|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227160222/https://www.parismatch.com/royal-blog/le-prince-leka-ii-dalbanie-divorce-delia-zaharia-la-mere-de-sa-fille-la-princesse-geraldine-233689|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> *Océane Zhu *Elsa Zylberstein<ref name ="Z">{{cite web|last=Siahpoush-Royoux|first=Nina|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/francis-huster-prof-craquant-au-cours-florent-on-etait-toutes-amoureuses-de-lui_457829 |title=Francis Huster prof craquant au Cours Florent: "On était toutes amoureuses de lui"|work=Gala|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227161215/https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/francis-huster-prof-craquant-au-cours-florent-on-etait-toutes-amoureuses-de-lui_457829|archive-date=December 27, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{in lang|en}} [http://www.coursflorent.education/ Official English website]
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