Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay.[1]
Alain Guiraudie | |
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Guiraudie in 2009 | |
| Born | 15 July 1964 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Work
editGuiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence.[2] His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[3] where he won the award for Best Director.[4]
In 2014, he won the Prix Sade for his novel Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit).[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1990 | Heroes Never Die (Les Héros sont immortels) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1993 | Les Yeux au plafond | Yes | Short film | ||
| 1994 | Straight Ahead Until Morning (Tout droit jusqu'au matin) | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1998 | La Force des choses | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2001 | Sunshine for the Poor (Du soleil pour les gueux) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer |
| 2001 | That Old Dream That Moves (Ce vieux rêve qui bouge) | Yes | Yes | Prix Jean Vigo Nominated—César Award for Best Short Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Short Film | |
| 2002 | Un petit cas de conscience | Yes | |||
| 2003 | No Rest for the Brave (Pas de repos pour les braves) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Time Has Come (Voici venu le temps) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | On m'a volé mon adolescence | Yes | Telefilm | ||
| 2009 | The King of Escape (Le roi de l'évasion) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Stranger by the Lake (L'Inconnu du lac) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival-Queer Palm Cannes Film Festival-Un Certain Regard Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize |
| 2016 | Staying Vertical (Rester vertical) | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Cannes Film Festival-Palme d'Or Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director | |
| 2022 | Nobody's Hero (Viens je t'emmène) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Misericordia (Miséricorde) | Yes | Yes | ||
References
edit- ^ Melissa Anderson (22 January 2014). "Stranger by the Lake: Trouble in a Gay Paradise". Village Voice. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Cannes 2013: A Touch of Sin, The Past, Stranger by the Lake". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Alex Wermer-Colan, "Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s 'Now the Night Begins'". Los Angeles Review of Books, July 13, 2018.
External links
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