Alain Guiraudie
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 |
Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his gay erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake (2013), and has directed mostly LGBT-related films since the 1990s.
Career
His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[1] where he won the award for Best Director.[2]
In 2014, he won the Prix Sade for his novel Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit).[3]
Personal life
Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence.[4] He is openly gay.[5]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sunshine for the Poor | Du soleil pour les gueux | Also producer and actor |
| That Old Dream That Moves | Ce vieux rêve qui bouge | Prix Jean Vigo | |
| 2003 | No Rest for the Brave | Pas de repos pour les braves | |
| 2005 | Time Has Come | Voici venu le temps | |
| 2009 | The King of Escape | Le roi de l'évasion | |
| 2013 | Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | Queer Palm winner Un Certain Regard Best Director winner |
| 2016 | Staying Vertical | Rester vertical | |
| 2022 | Nobody's Hero | Viens je t'emmène | |
| 2024 | Misericordia | Miséricorde | Louis Delluc Prize |
Short films
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Heroes Never Die | Les Héros sont immortels | Also actor |
| 1994 | Straight Ahead Until Morning | Tout droit jusqu'au matin | |
| 1998 | La Force des choses | ||
Other credits
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Actor | |||
| 1993 | Les Yeux au plafond | Yes | Short film | |
| 2002 | Un petit cas de conscience | Yes | ||
| 2008 | On m'a volé mon adolescence | Yes | Telefilm | |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Melissa Anderson (22 January 2014). "Stranger by the Lake: Trouble in a Gay Paradise". Village Voice. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
External links
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