Arnaud Desplechin
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Born | Roubaix, France | 31 October 1960
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Florence Seyvos |
Arnaud Desplechin (French: [aʁno depləʃɛ̃]; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for My Golden Days (2015).
Life and career
Desplechin was born in Roubaix.[1] He is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department. He has a brother named Fabrice who has acted in several of his films, and two sisters: novelist Marie Desplechin and screenwriter Raphaëlle Desplechin.
Arnaud Desplechin studied film directing at the
In 1990, Desplechin directed
Desplechin's first feature-length movie,
In 2000, Desplechin made his first English-language film, Esther Kahn, adapted from a short story by Arthur Symons, and starred Summer Phoenix in the title role. The film was seen as a homage to François Truffaut's work because it deals with coming of age (a favorite Truffaut theme) and uses the New Wave cinema techniques that Truffaut pioneered.
Three years later, Desplechin made two films adapting
In 2007, Desplechin filmed L'Aimée, a documentary showing his father, his brother, and his nephews in the family house in Roubaix just before it was to be sold. That same year, he filmed the family drama A Christmas Tale, starring Deneuve, Amalric, Devos, and Mastroianni. This film was screened in competition at Cannes in 2008.
His 2013 film
For the drama film
In 2016, he was a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
In 2019 film Oh Mercy! was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival[6] constituting his seventh film selected in the main competition.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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1991 | La vie des morts | Yes | Yes |
1992 | The Sentinel | Yes | Yes |
1996 | My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument | Yes | Yes |
2000 | Esther Kahn | Yes | Yes |
2003 | Playing 'In the Company of Men' | Yes | Yes |
2004 | Kings and Queen | Yes | Yes |
2008 | A Christmas Tale | Yes | Yes |
2013 | Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian | Yes | Yes |
2015 | My Golden Days | Yes | Yes |
2017 | Ismael's Ghosts | Yes | Yes |
2019 | Oh Mercy! | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Deception | Yes | Yes |
2022 | Brother and Sister[7][8] | Yes | Yes |
2024 | Filmlovers! | Yes | Yes |
Documentary film
- L'Aimée (2007)
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2014 | La Forêt | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
2022 | In Therapy | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
References
- ^ Travers, James (2012-01-01). "Biography and filmography of Arnaud Desplechin". frenchfilms.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Sentinel". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ « Rois et reine », d'Arnaud Desplechin, devant la justice, Le Monde du 5 avril 2006
- ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Rhonda Richford (25 April 2016). "Cannes Film Festival Unveils Full Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Cannes 2019: The official selection has been announced". Vogue Paris. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Raup, Jordan (12 April 2021). "Arnaud Desplechin to Direct Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud in New Film Brother and Sister". The Film Stage.
- ^ Croll, Ben (16 January 2022). "'Invasion' Star Golshifteh Farahani to Feature Alongside Marion Cotillard in Arnaud Desplechin's 'Brother and Sister' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.