In addition to her film career , Laurent has appeared in stage productions in France . She made her theater debut in 2010 in Nicolas Bedos 's '' Promenade de santé '' . The short film '' De moins en moins '' ( 2008 ) marked her debut as a filmmaker . Her feature film directorial debut is '' The Adopted '' ( 2011 ) . '' Respire '' ( 2014 ) , her second production as a director , was screened at the International Critics ' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . She made her singing debut with a studio album '' En t ' attendant '' in May 2011 ; the album contains twelve songs , five of which are co-written and co-produced by Irish folk musician Damien Rice
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Mélanie Laurent