Olivier Dahan
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Olivier Dahan | |
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 Olivier Dahan in 2010 | |
| Born | 26 June 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Olivier Dahan (French: French cinema films to win two Academy Awards,[citation needed] including the first acting Oscar in the French language.
Biography
Dahan was born in
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In the beginning of 2004, he decided to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier Dahan for changing her life in whole and as an actress.
In the afterwards of the
Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song released on April 7, 2010.[2]
Selected filmography
Feature films
- Frères (1994), starring Nabil El Bouhairi, Véronique Octon, Samy Naceri, & Romain Duris
- Déjà mort (1998), starring Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel and Zoé Félix
- Le Petit Poucet (2001), starring Élodie Bouchez, Romane Bohringer and Catherine Deneuve
- La Vie promise (2002), starring Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory
- Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004), starring Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel and Christopher Lee
- La Vie en Rose (2007), starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud and Clotilde Courau
- My Own Love Song (2009), starring Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker and Nick Nolte
- The Dream Team (2012) starring José García, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gad Elmaleh, Joeystarr and Omar Sy
- Grace of Monaco (2014), starring Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth and Frank Langella
- Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (2021) starring Elsa Zylberstein, Rebecca Marder and Olivier Gourmet
Musicals
- Mozart, l'opéra rock (2009)
Awards and nominations
Nominations:
- La Vie en rose(shared with Alain Goldmen)
- Golden Berlin Bearfor La Vie en rose
- César Awards – Best Director, Best Film (shared with Alain Goldmen) and Best Original Writing for La Vie en rose
- European Film Awards – Best Film for La Vie en rose
- Globe de Cristal– Best Film for La Vie en rose
- Golden Seashellfor La Vie promise
- Satellite Awards – Best Director for La Vie en rose
Wins:
- Philadelphia Film Festival – Audience Award – Best Feature Film for La Vie en rose
- Torino International Festival of Young Cinema– FIPRESCI Prize, Special Mention for Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge
References
- ^ "Môme pas peur" (in French). Libération.fr. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "'La Vie en Rose' director to shoot in US deep south". AFP. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
External links
- Olivier Dahan at IMDb
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