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Alain Guiraudie

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Alain Guiraudie

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 15, 1964 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France

Biography

Alain Guiraudie (born July 15, 1964), is the son of a farming family in Villefranche-de-Rouergue in the southwest of France, where most of his films are set. His most successful film to date, Stranger by the Lake, won the Best Director Award in Un Certain Regard at Cannes as well as the Queer Palm. Also a novelist, he published his debut title “Ici commence la nuit” in 2014. His film Staying Vertical screened in competition at the 2016 Cannes film festival.

Known For

Acting
2017MarciansSelf
2013Stranger by the LakePhilippe's Friend (uncredited)
2006Après la lutteSelf
2006Du possibleLui-même
2005Le CercleSelf
2002Un petit cas de conscienceMario
2001Sunshine for the PoorCarol Izba
1993Les Yeux au Plafond
1990Heroes Never Die
Production
1997La force des chosesProducer
Directing
2024MisericordiaDirector
2022Nobody's HeroDirector
201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingDirector
2016Staying VerticalDirector
2013Stranger by the LakeDirector
2009The King of EscapeDirector
2008On m'a volé mon adolescenceDirector
2005Time Has ComeDirector
2003No Rest for the BraveDirector
2001That Old Dream That MovesDirector
2001Sunshine for the PoorDirector
1997La force des chosesDirector
1996Au Pic de NoreDirector
1994Straight Ahead Until MorningDirector
1990Heroes Never DieDirector
-The IslandDirector
Writing
2024MisericordiaWriter
2022Nobody's HeroWriter
2016Staying VerticalScreenplay
2013Stranger by the LakeScreenplay
2009The King of EscapeScreenplay
2005Time Has ComeWriter
2003No Rest for the BraveWriter
2001Sunshine for the PoorWriter
2001That Old Dream That MovesWriter
1997La force des chosesWriter
1996Au Pic de NoreWriter
1994Straight Ahead Until MorningWriter
1990Heroes Never DieWriter
-The IslandScreenplay