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
Guiraudie in 2009
Born (1964-07-15) 15 July 1964 (age 60)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1990-present

Work

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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]

Filmography

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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

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  1. ^ Melissa Anderson (22 January 2014). "Stranger by the Lake: Trouble in a Gay Paradise". Village Voice. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. ^ Alex Wermer-Colan, "Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s 'Now the Night Begins'". Los Angeles Review of Books, July 13, 2018.
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