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Michel Hazanavicius


Michel Hazanavicius was born and raised in Paris, France. His grandparents were originally from Lithuania, but relocated to France in the 1920s. Hazanavicius attended art school, and moved on to work as a director for commercials and television projects. In 1999, he wrote and directed his first feature film Mes amis... See full bio »

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Filmography

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Hide HideDirector (13 titles)
2012 The Players
 
2011/I The Artist
 
1999 Mes amis
 
1997 Echec au capital (short)
 
1994 C'est pas le 20 heures (TV series)
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
 
1992 Ca détourne (TV movie)
 
1992 Derrick contre Superman (TV short)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
2011/I The Artist (written by)
 
2009 OSS 117: Lost in Rio (screenplay)
 
2006 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (adaptation and dialogue)
 
2004 Rwanda: History of a Genocide (TV documentary)
 
1999 Mes amis (scenario and dialogue)
 
1998 Le clone (writer)
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
 
1992 Ca détourne (TV movie)
 
1992 Derrick contre Superman (TV short) (conceived by)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
2001 My Wife Is an Actress
Info Sport cameraman
 
1997 Didier
Fabrice (as Michel Hazanavivius)
 
1996 Delphine 1, Yvan 0
Régis
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Dubbed Voice
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2011/I The Artist
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 My Way (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2007-2013 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur - César du meilleur film
38ème nuit des Césars (2013) … Himself
37ème nuit des Césars (2012) … Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur - César du meilleur film
32ème nuit des Césars (2007) … Himself
 
2011-2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 8 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 29 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 La noche de los Oscar (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 16 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 14 May 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #20.97 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Les aventures de The Artist en Amérique (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director & Nominee: Best Original Screenplay/Best Film Editing
 
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 20 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Movie Talk with Peter Bart (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Palm Springs International Film Festival (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director/Best Screenplay
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 9 January 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Extraordinary Voyage (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Avant-premières (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Audience Award
 
2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 

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Personal Details


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1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Michel Hazanavivius

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on receiving an Oscar nomination for The Artist] The happy ending is a matter of politeness. I asked people to watch this, so that I could do something other than a happy ending. It's a way of saying thank you to the audience because they went to something that's not so easy to see. See more »

Trivia:

As of 2012, he is one of seven directors who has directed his wife to an acting Oscar nomination (Bérénice Bejo in The Artist). The other five are Joel Coen directing Frances McDormand in Fargo, John Cassavetes directing Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence & Gloria, Richard Brooks directing Jean Simmons in The Happy Ending... See more »

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Aries