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Jean-Pierre Dardenne

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After studying drama in the arts institute, Jean Pierre Dardenne and his brother Luc made some videos about the rough life in blue-collar small towns in the Wallonie. After their meeting with filmmaker Armad Gatti and cinematographer Ned Burgess, they decided to enter in the movie business. In 1978 they shot their first documentary... See full bio »

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in Engis, Wallonia, Belgium
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2014 Deux jours, une nuit (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Marina (co-producer) (completed)
 
2012 Un été avec Anton (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2012 Beyond the Hills (co-producer)
 
2011 The Minister (producer)
 
2011 The Kid with a Bike (producer)
 
2010 K.O.R. (documentary) (producer)
 
2009 The Front Line (producer)
 
2008 Lorna's Silence (producer)
 
2008 Premier Jour (short) (producer)
 
2007 Why We Can't See Each Other Outside When the Sun is Shining (documentary) (producer)
 
2007 Vous êtes de la police? (co-producer)
 
2006 The Colonel (producer)
 
2006 Rwanda, les collines parlent (documentary) (producer)
 
2005 The Child (producer)
 
2005 Le couperet (co-producer)
 
2003 The Sun Assassinated (producer)
 
2003 The Living World (co-producer)
 
2003 Stormy Weather (producer)
 
2002 Romances de terre et d'eau (documentary) (producer)
 
2002 First Love (short) (producer)
 
2002 The Son (producer)
 
2002 Brook by Brook (TV documentary) (co-producer)
 
2001 The Milk of Human Kindness (co-producer)
 
2000 La devinière (documentary) (line producer)
 
1999 Rosetta (producer)
 
1999 L'héritier (short) (executive producer)
 
1997 Gigi, Monica... et Bianca (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 Faute de soleil (co-producer)
 
1992 Je pense à vous (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
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2011 The Kid with a Bike
 
2008 Lorna's Silence (written by / as Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "Dans l'Obscurité")
 
2005 The Child
 
2002 The Son
 
1999 Rosetta (writer)
 
1996 La promesse
 
1992 Je pense à vous (screenplay)
 
1987 Falsch
 
1987 Il court, il court, le monde (short)
 
1982 Leçons d'une université volante
 
1981 R... ne répond plus (documentary)
 
1980 Pour que la guerre s'achève, les murs devaient s'écrouter (documentary)
 
1979 Lorsque le bateau de Léon M. descendit la Meuse pour la première fois (documentary short) (writer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1983 Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (documentary)
 
1981 R... ne répond plus (documentary)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1983 Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (documentary) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 White Elephant (thanks)
 
2010 American Masters (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– A Letter to Elia (2010) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2012 Une journée particulière (documentary)
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2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010-2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2011 International Flaiano Awards 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
– Valon draama (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2009 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 34ème nuit des Césars (2009) … Himself
– 31ème nuit des Césars (2006) … Himself
 
2008 40 x 15 (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Kennwort Kino (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Unter Brüdern (2007) … Himself
 
2006 L'hebdo cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Le Home Cinéma des frères Dardenne (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Lettre à un jeune cinéaste (TV series documentary)
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– Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne (2005) … Himself
 
2005 J'aime la vie, je fais du vélo, je vais au cinéma (documentary)
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2004 La beauté du geste (documentary)
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2003 Chaplin Today: Modern Times (TV documentary)
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1979 Lorsque le bateau de Léon M. descendit la Meuse pour la première fois (documentary short) (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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The Kid with a Bike -- Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In an act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends. Lorna's Silence -- A woman trying to gain citizenship with her boyfriend, marries into the mob. The Child -- Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

We are not Spielberg. Spielberg is successful, not us. [on himself and his brother Luc] See more »

Trivia:

Interviewed in "World Directors in Dialogue" by Bert Cardullo (Scarecrow Press, 2011). See more »

Trademark:

Doesn't use score. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus