Robert Guédiguian
Robert Guédiguian | |
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Born | Robert Jules Guédiguian 3 December 1953 Marseille, France |
Nationality | France |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse |
Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.
Life and career
Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France.
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He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine.[3]
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Guédiguian signed an open letter published in
Filmography
As filmmaker
As actor
- 1990: L'Ami Giono: Jofroi de la Maussan (Telefilm)
- 2002: Lulu as Marius
- 2012: Rendezvous in Kiruna
- 2021: Twist à Bamako
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ "Cannes film festival 2011: The full lineup". guardian.co.uk. London. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ "Ariane Ascaride - La biographie de Ariane Ascaride". Gala.fr.
- ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
External links
- Robert Guédiguian at IMDb
- (in French) Les gens du cinéma