Alain Guiraudie | |
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Born |
Villefranche-de-Rouergue,
Aveyron, France | 15 July 1964
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1990-present |
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]
Guiraudie 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]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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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 |
Alain Guiraudie | |
---|---|
Born |
Villefranche-de-Rouergue,
Aveyron, France | 15 July 1964
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1990-present |
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]
Guiraudie 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]
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 |