Diretores franceses

101. Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac (Gironde) in France. He entered the naval academy in 1930, was graduated and became a gunnery officer. Then, while he was training to be a pilot, a serious car accident ended his aviation career. In order to rehabilitate his ...

102. Albert Lamorisse

Director | Crin blanc: Le cheval sauvage

A former photographer, he turned to directing short subjects in the late 40s, soon acquiring an international reputation for the poetic quality of his short and medium-length films involving the fantasy world of children. Both his White Mane (1953) and The Red Balloon (1956) received a grand prize ...

103. Henri Colpi

Director | Une aussi longue absence

Henri Colpi was born on July 15, 1921 in Brig, Valais, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Long Absence (1961), Codine (1963) and Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959). He died on January 14, 2006 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Nascido na Suíça

104. José Bénazéraf

Director | Un épais manteau de sang

José Bénazéraf was born on January 8, 1922 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was a director and writer. He died on December 1, 2012 in Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain.

105. Philippe Condroyer

Director | La coupe à 10 francs

Philippe Condroyer was born on May 3, 1927 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for The $2 Haircut (1974), Un homme à abattre (1967) and Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989). He died on November 5, 2017 in Paris, France.

106. Jacques Rozier

Director | Maine Ocean

Jacques Rozier was born on November 10, 1926 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Maine Ocean (1986), Adieu Philippine (1962) and Fifi Martingale (2001). He was married to Michèle O'Glor and Lydia Feld. He died on May 31, 2023 in Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

107. Jean-Louis Richard

Writer | Fahrenheit 451

Jean-Louis Richard was born on May 17, 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Day for Night (1973) and The Bride Wore Black (1968). He was married to Corinne Bricaire and Jeanne Moreau. He died on June 3, 2012 in Paris, France.

108. Philippe de Broca

Director | L'homme de Rio

Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in ...

109. Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Writer | Cyrano de Bergerac

Jean-Paul Rappeneau was born on April 8, 1932 in Auxerre, Yonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), A Matter of Resistance (1966) and Bon Voyage (2003).

110. Christian-Jaque

Director | Fanfan la tulipe

Christian-Jaque was born on September 4, 1904 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), If All the Guys in the World... (1956) and The Pearls of the Crown (1937). He was married to Denise Morlot, Laurence Christol, Martine Carol, Renée Faure, Simone Renant ...

111. Pierre Kast

Director | Le bel âge

Pierre Kast was born on September 22, 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le bel âge (1960), Vacances portugaises (1963) and Les charmes de l'existence (1949). He died on October 20, 1984 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

112. René Laloux

Writer | La planète sauvage

René Laloux was born on July 13, 1929 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Fantastic Planet (1973), Time Masters (1982) and Les escargots (1966). He died on March 14, 2004 in Angoulême, Charente, France.

113. Robert Enrico

Director | Le vieux fusil

Robert Enrico studied in Toulon and then in Paris where he graduated from Lycée Voltaire. He later enrolled in the famous film school IDHEC where he specialized in editing and directing. Until 1956 he was an active member of the Sorbonne's medieval group "Les Théophiliens". From 1956 to 1959 he did...

114. René Goscinny

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

René Goscinny was a French comic book writer, of Polish-Jewish descent. His parents were Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny and Anna "Hanna" Beresniak-Goscinna. The family name Goscinny means "hospitable" in the Polish language. Stanislaw was a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna was from a small ...

115. Serge Gainsbourg

Composer | Équateur

Serge Gainsbourg was born on April 2, 1928 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Equator (1983), Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) and Death Proof (2007). He was married to Françoise Pancrazzi and Lise Levitzky. He died on March 2, 1991 in Paris, France.

116. Joël Séria

Director | Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal

Joël Séria was born on April 13, 1936 in Angers, France. He is a director and writer, known for Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971), Comme la lune (1977) and Mumu (2010).

117. Édouard Molinaro

Writer | The Birdcage

Édouard Molinaro was born on May 13, 1928 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and A Mistress for the Summer (1960). He was married to Catherine Molinaro, Marie-Hélène Breillat and Pierrette Carvallo. He died on ...

118. Diane Kurys

Director | Pour une femme

Diane Kurys was born on December 3, 1948 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for For a Woman (2013), Entre Nous (1983) and Peppermint Soda (1977).

119. Jean-Jacques Beineix

Producer | 37°2 le matin

A rabid movie fan when he was young, Jean-Jacques Beineix first studied medicine before entering the movie business. During the seventies, he became an established assistant director, working with Claude Berri, René Clément, Claude Zidi and even Jerry Lewis. But, like many assistants, Beineix's ...

120. Bruno Nuytten

Cinematographer | Jean de Florette

Bruno Nuytten is one of the most successful French cinematographers notable for his many collaborations with outstanding filmmakers. He was twice awarded the César for Best Cinematography: Barocco (1976) and So Long, Stooge (1983). Later he started to direct and is best known for his masterpiece ...

121. Patrice Chéreau

Director | Intimacy

Patrice Chéreau was born on November 2, 1944 in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a director and actor, known for Intimacy (2001), The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Queen Margot (1994). He died on October 7, 2013 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

122. Didier Le Pêcheur

Writer | Des nouvelles du bon Dieu

Didier Le Pêcheur was born on July 5, 1959. He is a writer and director, known for Des nouvelles du bon Dieu (1996), Malone (2002) and Addict (2022).

123. Gilles Mimouni

Writer | Wicker Park

Gilles Mimouni was born in 1956. He is a writer and director, known for Wicker Park (2004), The Apartment (1996) and Bandits (2011).

124. Pierre Coulibeuf

Director | Pavillon noir

Pierre Coulibeuf was born in 1949 in Elbeuf, France. He is a director and writer, known for Pavillon noir (2007), Doctor Fabre Will Cure You (2013) and Balkan baroque (1999).

125. Eric Valli

Director | Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef

Eric Valli was born on December 21, 1952 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France. He is a director and writer, known for Himalaya (1999), Seven Years in Tibet (1997) and Chasseur de miel (1989).

126. Agnès Jaoui

Actress | Le goût des autres

Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.

127. Yves Lavandier

Writer | Oui, mais...

Yves Lavandier was born on April 2, 1959. He is married with four children. After taking a degree in civil engineering, he studied film at Columbia University, New York, between 1983 and 1985. Milos Forman, Frantisek Daniel, Stefan Sharff, Brad Dourif, Larry Engel, Milena Jelínek were among his ...

128. Étienne Chatiliez

Director | La vie est un long fleuve tranquille

Étienne Chatiliez was born on June 17, 1952 in Roubaix, France. He is a director and writer, known for Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), Happiness Is in the Field (1995) and Auntie Danielle (1990).

129. Philippe Harel

Director | Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert

Philippe Harel was born on December 22, 1956 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001), Deux pièces/cuisine (1989) and Underground Time (2015).

130. Gérard Courant

Director | Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier...

Gérard Courant was born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is a director and writer, known for Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier... (1979), Antonin Artaud, correspondance avec Jacques Rivière (1977) and Lâzward (2ème partie de la Tétralogie Les ...

131. Laetitia Colombani

Writer | À la folie... pas du tout

Laetitia Colombani was born in 1976. She is an actress and writer, known for He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002), The Braid (2023) and Mes stars et moi (2008).

132. Gérard Jugnot

Actor | Les choristes

Gérard Jugnot was born on May 4, 1951 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Chorus (2004), Scout toujours... (1985) and Une époque formidable... (1991).

133. Nicolas Philibert

Director | Être et avoir

Nicolas Philibert was born on January 10, 1951 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He is a director and writer, known for To Be and to Have (2002), La Maison de la radio (2013) and In the Land of the Deaf (1992).

134. Pascal Morelli

Director | Shuriken School

Pascal Morelli was born on May 4, 1961 in Paris, France. He is a director and producer, known for Shuriken School (2006), The Legend of Calamity Jane (1997) and Gadget Boy and Heather (1995).

135. Amaury Voslion

Director | Trouble

Amaury Voslion is known for Trouble (2003), Lumière (2004) and Confort moderne (2000).

136. Fabrice Cazeneuve

Director | Le roi de la Chine

Fabrice Cazeneuve was born on June 19, 1952 in Paris, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Le roi de la Chine (1984), Trois années (1990) and Gorki Tchekhov, 1900 (2017).

137. Pascal Bonitzer

Writer | Rien sur Robert

Pascal Bonitzer was born on February 1, 1946 in Paris, France. He is a writer and actor, known for Nothing About Robert (1999), Encore (1996) and Petites coupures (2003). He was previously married to Sophie Fillières.

138. Francis Veber

Writer | Le dîner de cons

Francis Veber was born on July 28, 1937 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. He is a writer and director, known for Le Dîner de Cons (1998), The Birdcage (1996) and Ruby & Quentin (2003). He has been married to Françoise Veber since January 11, 1964. They have two ...

139. Richard Danto

Director | Corto Maltese

Richard Danto is known for Corto Maltese (2003), Trolls De Troy (2013) and Corto Maltese and the Ethiopian (2002).

140. Alexandra Leclère

Writer | Bouche à bouche

Alexandra Leclère is known for Bouche à bouche (2003), Maman (2012) and The Roommates Party (2015).

141. Ismaël Ferroukhi

Writer | Le grand voyage

Ismaël Ferroukhi was born on June 26, 1962 in Kenitra, Morocco. He is a writer and director, known for The Great Journey (2004), Free Men (2011) and L'exposé (1993).

Nascido no Marrocos

142. Yvan Attal

Writer | Les choses humaines

Yvan Attal was born on January 4, 1965 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for The Accusation (2021), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and Munich (2005).

Nascido em Israel

143. Eugène Green

Director | La sapienza

Eugène Green was born in 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for La Sapienza (2014), Le monde vivant (2003) and Waiting for the Barbarians (2017).

Nascido nos EUA

144. Georges Gachot

Director | Where Are You, João Gilberto?

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, Georges Gachot is a French and Swiss dual national filmmaker specialized on documentary film about music. He started his career working in film production for commercials and as actor and sound assistant, most notably in the Oscar winning film "Journey of hope"...

145. Luc Jacquet

Director | La marche de l'empereur

Luc Jacquet was born on December 5, 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France. He is a director and writer, known for March of the Penguins (2005), Antarctica: Ice and Sky (2015) and Il était une forêt (2013).

146. Julie Gavras

Director | La faute à Fidel!

Julie Gavras is known for La faute à Fidel! (2006), Late Bloomers (2011) and The Ax (2005).

147. Christian Volckman

Director | The Room

Christian Volckman is a french film director, author, and painter. He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques in Paris.

He is mainly known for his motion capture animation feature film Renaissance, with the voices of Daniel Craig, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm, which won the...

148. Thomas Bangalter

Composer | Tron: Legacy

Thomas Bangalter was born on January 3, 1975 in Paris, France. He is a composer and actor, known for Tron: Legacy (2010), Electroma (2006) and The Saint (1997). He is married to Élodie Bouchez. They have two children.

149. Pascale Ferran

Director | Lady Chatterley

Pascale Ferran was born on April 17, 1960 in Paris, France. She is a director and writer, known for Lady Chatterley (2006), The Age of Potential (1995) and Bird People (2014).

150. Olivier Dahan

Director | La Môme

Olivier Dahan was born on June 26, 1967 in La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is a director and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), La vie promise (2002) and Sold.

151. Blutch

Director | Peur(s) du noir

Blutch was born on December 27, 1967 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He is an actor and director, known for Fear(s) of the Dark (2007), The Blue Room (2014) and Life of Riley (2014).

152. Nicolas Klotz

Director | Paria

Nicolas Klotz is known for Paria (2000), La question humaine (2007) and The Wild Frontier (2017).

153. Sandrine Bonnaire

Actress | La cérémonie

Sandrine Bonnaire was born on May 31, 1967 in Gannat, Allier, France. She is an actress and director, known for La Cérémonie (1995), To Our Loves (1983) and Vagabond (1985). She was previously married to Guillaume Laurant.

154. Jérôme de Missolz

Director | Des jeunes gens mödernes

Jérôme de Missolz was born on October 8, 1954 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. He was a director and writer, known for Kids of Töday (2011), Jan Saudek - Prague printemps 1990 (1990) and The Mechanics of Women (2000). He died on March 13, 2016 in France.

155. Jean-Patrick Benes

Writer | Kaboul Kitchen

Jean-Patrick Benes is known for Kaboul Kitchen (2012), Ares (2016) and Ugly Melanie (2008).

156. Sylvie Verheyde

Director | Stella

Sylvie Verheyde is known for Stella (2008), Confession of a Child of the Century (2012) and Entre chiens et loups (1991).

157. Guillaume Ivernel

Director | Spycies

Guillaume Ivernel is known for Spycies (2019), Dragon Hunters (2008) and Soul Man.

158. Vincent Garenq

Director | Présumé coupable

Vincent Garenq is known for Guilty (2011), The Clearstream Affair (2014) and Kalinka (2016).

159. Jean-Paul Salomé

Director | Arsène Lupin

Jean-Paul Salomé decided to become a film director from the age of eleven, but it was not until he passed his Baccalauréat high school diploma in the scientific section and studied film at the Sorbonne Censier University that he entered the film industry, first working as a trainee for director ...

160. Lisa Azuelos

Writer | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) ®

Lisa Azuelos was born on November 6, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is a writer and director, known for LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008), Sweetheart (2019) and Dalida (2016). She was previously married to Patrick Alessandrin.

161. Jean-François Richet

Director | L'instinct de mort

Jean-François Richet was born on July 2, 1966 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008), Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008) and État des lieux (1995).

162. Nicolas Charlet

Writer | A la recherche de l'Ultra-Sex

Nicolas Charlet is known for In Search of the Ultra-Sex (2014), 99 Francs (2007) and Le grand méchant loup (2013).

163. Danièle Huillet

Director | Sicilia!

Danièle Huillet was born on May 1, 1936 in Paris, France. She was a director and editor, known for Sicily! (1999), Class Relations (1984) and The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968). She was married to Jean-Marie Straub. She died on October 9, 2006 in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, France.

164. Christian Faure

Director | Papillon noir

Christian Faure is known for Black Butterfly (2008), Behind the Walls (2008) and The French Dream (2017).

165. Mabrouk El Mechri

Director | JCVD

Mabrouk El Mechri was born on September 18, 1976 in Versailles, Yvelines, France. He is a director and writer, known for JCVD (2008), Kung Fu Zohra (2022) and The Cold Light of Day (2012).

166. Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Director | Human

Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born on March 13, 1946 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Human (2015), Woman (2019) and Legacy, notre héritage (2021).

167. Mona Achache

Director | Le Hérisson

Mona Achache was born on March 18, 1981. She is a director and writer, known for The Hedgehog (2009), Suzanne (2005) and Defendant (2015).

168. Caroline Bottaro

Writer | Joueuse

Caroline Bottaro is known for Queen to Play (2009), Jean-Marie Chevrier, une odyssée creusoise (2024) and De folies en folies (2022).

Nascida na Alemanha

169. Cécile Telerman

Writer | Tout pour plaire

Born in Belgium, Cécile Telerman studied law before starting to work for the legal department of the Société des Auteurs, at The C.N.C. (the French Centre National de la Cinématographie). She later became the administrative director of Sagittaire Films, an art film distributing company. She also ...

Nascida na Bélgica

170. Gad Elmaleh

Actor | Hors de prix

Gad was born in Morocco in April 1971. His father was a mime. He was a student at Georges Bizet school and Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca but didn't like school much. In 1988, Gad left Casablanca to go to Montreal. He stayed there for 4 years, during which he was a political science student for one ...

Nascido no Marrocos

171. Laurent Tirard

Writer | Le discours

Born in France in 1967, Laurent Tirard went to the US, to New York University, to study filmmaking and then became a script reader for the American company Warner Brothers.He returned to France to do journalism for the magazine Studio, during which time he interviewed 20 notable filmmakers which ...

172. Catherine Corsini

Director | La fracture

Catherine Corsini was born on May 18, 1956 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France. She is a director and writer, known for The Divide (2021), Summertime (2015) and Three Worlds (2012).

173. Philippe Godeau

Producer | Le dernier pour la route

Philippe Godeau is known for One for the Road (2009), 11.6 (2013) and Mr. Nobody (2009).

174. Alain Cavalier

Director | Thérèse

Alain Cavalier was born on September 14, 1931 in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France. He is a director and writer, known for Thérèse (1986), Un étrange voyage (1981) and Libera me (1993).

175. Fanny Ardant

Actress | 8 femmes

Fanny Ardant was the youngest of five children born to a cavalry officer and his wife. She was raised in Monte Carlo where she was educated at a convent school. A voracious reader, she discovered Proust when she was 15, and felt as though his writings were for her.

When she was 17 her father died, ...

176. Xavier Beauvois

Writer | Des hommes et des dieux

Xavier Beauvois was born on March 20, 1967 in Auchel, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Of Gods and Men (2010), North (1991) and Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995).

177. Hugues Martin

Writer | Djinns

Hugues Martin is known for Stranded (2010), Dragon Race (2017) and Deep (2016).

178. Romain Gavras

Director | Athena

Romain Gavras was born on July 4, 1981 in Paris, France. He is a director and actor, known for Athena (2022), Our Day Will Come (2010) and M.I.A.: Bad Girls (2012).

Nascido na Grécia

179. Pascal Chaumeil

Director | L'arnacoeur

Pascal Chaumeil was born on February 9, 1961 in Paris, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Heartbreaker (2010), The Fifth Element (1997) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He was married to Camille Lipmann. He died on August 27, 2015 in Paris, France.

180. Marc Fitoussi

Director | La vie d'artiste

Marc Fitoussi is known for La vie d'artiste (2007), Paris Follies (2014) and L'éducation anglaise (2006).

181. Joann Sfar

Writer | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)

Joann Sfar was born on August 28, 1971 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a writer and director, known for Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010), The Rabbi's Cat (2011) and Thomas Fersen: Hyacinthe (2005).

182. Pierre Salvadori

Writer | En liberté!

Born on November 8, 1964 in Tunisia, Pierre Salvadori studied literature and cinema at the Censier site of the New Sorbonne University of Paris. He also followed a training in drama. He wrote his first screenplay in 1989 which, four years later, became the basis of Wild Target (1993), his first ...

Nascido na Tunísia

183. Mathieu Amalric

Actor | Le scaphandre et le papillon

Mathieu Amalric was born on October 25, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and director, known for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Munich (2005).

184. Audrey Estrougo

Director | Une histoire banale

Audrey Estrougo is known for An Ordinary Story (2014), Regarde-moi (2007) and By Your Side (2020).

185. Gilles Marchand

Writer | Qui a tué Bambi?

Gilles Marchand was born on June 18, 1963 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is a writer and director, known for Qui a tué Bambi? (2003), The Night of the 12th (2022) and With a Friend Like Harry... (2000).

186. Michel Leclerc

Writer | Le nom des gens

Michel Leclerc was born on April 24, 1965 in Bures-sur-Yvette, Essonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Names of Love (2010), Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007) and Le poteau rose (2002).

187. Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Director | Crooked House

Gilles Paquet-Brenner was born on September 14, 1974 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Crooked House (2017), Sarah's Key (2010) and Dark Places (2015).

188. Fabrice Gobert

Director | Les revenants

Fabrice Gobert is known for The Returned (2012), Lights Out (2010) and Mythomaniac (2019).

189. Guillaume Canet

Actor | Jeux d'enfants

Son of horse breeders, the young man spent his childhood in the countryside near Paris. In his youth, Guillaume wanted to be a horse-rider, and briefly followed a professional career in the sport. A bad fall broke his dreams, but is at the origin of his acting career, and success. After briefly ...

190. Dany Boon

Actor | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Dany Boon was born on June 26, 1966 in Armentières, Nord, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Joyeux Noel (2005) and R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2016).

191. Laure Charpentier

Director | Gigola

Laure Charpentier is known for Gigola (2010) and L'arène de France (2006).

192. Lola Doillon

Director | Le voyage de Fanny

Lola Doillon was born on January 9, 1975 in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France. She is a director and writer, known for Fanny's Journey (2016), Et toi t'es sur qui? (2007) and The Spanish Apartment (2002). She has been married to Cédric Klapisch since 2002. They have one child.

193. François Lévy-Kuentz

Director | Chagall, à la Russie, aux ânes et aux autres

François Lévy-Kuentz is known for Chagall: Beyond the Real (2003), Dans l'atelier de Mondrian (2010) and Le nègre (1997).

194. Alain Jaubert

Director | Palettes

Alain Jaubert is known for Palettes (1989), La grotte de Lascaux (1996) and Borges sobre Borges (2003).

195. Julie Bertuccelli

Director | Depuis qu'Otar est parti...

Born in 1968, Julie Bertucelli worked as Assistant Director to a series of well-known directors including Otar Iosseliani, Krystof Kieslowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Emmanuel Finkiel and Rithy Panh. She then went on to direct a number of documentaries, all of which proved to be a considerable success....

196. Céline Sciamma

Writer | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Céline Sciamma was born on November 12, 1978 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. She is a writer and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Tomboy (2011).

197. Maïwenn

Actress | Polisse

Maïwenn (sometimes credited as Maïwenn Besco or her birth name Maïwenn Le Besco, born 17 April 1976) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.

Maïwenn Le Besco was born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, a suburban area east of Paris. Maïwenn is of mixed Breton, Vietnamese, French, ...

198. Stéphane Rybojad

Director | Forces spéciales

Stéphane Rybojad is known for Special Forces (2011), Special Ops (2017) and All the Dictator's Men (2018).

199. Valérie Donzelli

Actress | La guerre est déclarée

A tall, slim brunette with deep red puckered lips, Valérie Donzelli plays wonderfully clumsy, gawky, goofy girls, failed seductresses and successful charm freaks. She is also a noted film director, whose works explore very different registers, which she does not hesitate to mix whether comic, ...

200. Philippe Le Guay

Writer | Alceste à bicyclette

Philippe Le Guay was born on October 22, 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and director, known for Bicycling with Molière (2013), The Women on the 6th Floor (2010) and Le clou (1984).