Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
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Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | |
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 Éric Toledano (left) and Olivier Nakache (right) | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Filmmakers |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache are French filmmakers, best known for directing the films Those Happy Days and The Intouchables (2011).
Early life
Éric Toledano was born on 3 July 1971 in Paris. Olivier Nakache was born on 15 April 1973 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine.[1]
Toledano and Nakache are both Jewish.[2] Toledano's parents were immigrants from Morocco, while Nakache's parents were from Algeria.[3]
Career
Toledano and Nakache collaborated several times before directing The Intouchables (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history.
Their 2019 film autistic children and young people.[6]
Toledano and Nakache directed SBS Television in Australia as In Therapy.[10]
Their next film, A Difficult Year, premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Le jour et la nuit | Director & writer | Short |
| 1999 | Les petits souliers | Director & writer | Short Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
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| La part de l'ombre | Director | Short Paris Film Festival - Best Short Film
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| 2002 | Ces jours heureux | Director & writer | Short |
| 2005 | Let's Be Friends | Director & writer | Nominated - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film |
| 2006 | Those Happy Days | Director, writer & actor | Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Audience Award |
| 2009 | Tellement proches | Director & writer | Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Youth Jury Award |
| 2011 | The Intouchables | Director & writer | European Film Academy People's Choice Award for Best European Film
Nominated - European Film Award for Best Screenwriter Nominated - European Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Gaudí Award for Best European Film Nominated - Gold Derby Award for Foreign Language Film Nominated - Houston Film Critics Society - Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated - North Carolina Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Polish Academy Award for Best European Film Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2014 | Samba | Director & writer | Nominated - European Film Academy People's Choice Award for Best European Film
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| 2017 | C'est la vie ! | Director & writer | Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2019 | The Specials | Director & writer | |
| 2021–2022 | In Therapy | Creator | TV series Nominated - ACS Award for Best Writing |
| 2023 | A Difficult Year | Director & writer |
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- ^ "Visiting French film duo 'untouched' by anti-Semitism". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache - The Intouchables Interview. 6:30: YouTube. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Our parents came in France, they are immigrants. Olivier from Algeria, I am from Morocco
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Bosio, Alice (9 January 2012). "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ?". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2019-01-18). "Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano's 'The Specials' Already a Gaumont Sales Hit (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ a b "French version of Israeli show 'BeTipul' debuts as 'En Thérapie'". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Sotinel, Thomas (4 April 2022). "'In Therapy,' Season 2: The psychiatrist and the pandemic". Le Monde. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- IMDb
- ^ "In therapy: the first series of the Toledano / Nakache duo". Do It In Paris. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Myers, Kate (25 November 2021). "'In Therapy', a problem shared is a problem halved". SBS TV Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Lazic, Elena (2023-07-31). "A closer look at the European presence at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
External links
- Éric Toledano at IMDb
- Olivier Nakache at IMDb
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