writer . ▁Thompson ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁film ▁director ▁G ér ard ▁O ury , ▁and ▁actress ▁Jac qu eline ▁Roman . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁screen plays ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁highly ▁successful ▁films ▁including ▁ ▁C ousin , ▁c ous ine , ▁La ▁Bou m , ▁Bel ph ég or ▁- ▁Le ▁fant ôme ▁du ▁Lou vre , ▁La ▁Re ine ▁Mar got ▁and ▁Jet ▁Lag , ▁which ▁she ▁also ▁directed . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Writing ▁Original ▁Screen play ▁for ▁C ousin , ▁c ous ine . ▁Her ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film , ▁Fa ute u ils ▁d ' orch estre ▁was ▁France ' s ▁entr ant ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Film . ▁She ▁is ▁half ▁Jewish ▁from ▁her ▁father , ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁j ury . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁with ▁Isabel le ▁Ad j ani , ▁Paul ▁Aust er , ▁Isabel le ▁Hu pp ert , ▁Milan ▁K und era , ▁Sal man ▁R ush die , ▁Math ilde ▁Se igner , ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Th i ol let ▁and ▁Henri ▁T is ot ▁ ▁among ▁the ▁pet ition ' s ▁sign atures ▁for ▁Roman ▁Pol ans ki ▁when ▁the ▁film ▁director ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁arrested ▁by ▁Swiss ▁police ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁U . S ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Thompson ' s ▁son ▁is ▁the ▁actor ▁Christopher ▁Thompson