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Laurent Cantet(1961-2024)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Laurent Cantet at an event for Vers le sud (2005)
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
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Entre les murs (2008)
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Laurent Cantet was born on 11 April 1961 in Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France. He was a writer and director, known for Entre les murs (2008), Ressources humaines (1999) and L'emploi du temps (2001). He was married to Isabelle Coursin. He died on 25 April 2024 in Paris, France.
BornApril 11, 1961
DiedApril 25, 2024(63)
BornApril 11, 1961
DiedApril 25, 2024(63)
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  • Awards
    • 36 wins & 33 nominations

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Known for

Entre les murs (2008)
Entre les murs
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2008
Jalil Lespert in Ressources humaines (1999)
Ressources humaines
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1999
L'emploi du temps (2001)
L'emploi du temps
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2001
Retour à Ithaque (2014)
Retour à Ithaque
6.5
  • Writer
  • 2014

Credits

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Writer

  • Enzo
    • Writer
    • In Production
  • Rabah Nait Oufella in Arthur Rambo (2021)
    Arthur Rambo
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 2021
  • Marina Foïs and Matthieu Lucci in L'atelier (2017)
    L'atelier
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Retour à Ithaque (2014)
    Retour à Ithaque
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Lindsay Rolland-Mills in Foxfire (2012)
    Foxfire
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • 7 días en La Habana (2011)
    7 días en La Habana
    6.0
    • Writer (segment La Fuente)
    • 2011
  • Entre les murs (2008)
    Entre les murs
    7.5
    • scenario
    • 2008
  • Charlotte Rampling, Louise Portal, and Karen Young in Vers le sud (2005)
    Vers le sud
    6.3
    • scenario
    • 2005
  • L'emploi du temps (2001)
    L'emploi du temps
    7.3
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Jalil Lespert in Ressources humaines (1999)
    Ressources humaines
    7.3
    • scenario
    • 1999
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
    TV Mini Series
    • original scenario
    • 1998
  • Les sanguinaires (1997)
    Les sanguinaires
    6.3
    • original scenario
    • 1997
  • Jeux de plage (1995)
    Jeux de plage
    6.6
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1995
  • Tous à la manif
    6.2
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1994

Director

  • Rabah Nait Oufella in Arthur Rambo (2021)
    Arthur Rambo
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Marina Foïs and Matthieu Lucci in L'atelier (2017)
    L'atelier
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Retour à Ithaque (2014)
    Retour à Ithaque
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Lindsay Rolland-Mills in Foxfire (2012)
    Foxfire
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2012
  • 7 días en La Habana (2011)
    7 días en La Habana
    6.0
    • Director (segment La Fuente)
    • 2011
  • Entre les murs (2008)
    Entre les murs
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Charlotte Rampling, Louise Portal, and Karen Young in Vers le sud (2005)
    Vers le sud
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2005
  • L'emploi du temps (2001)
    L'emploi du temps
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Jalil Lespert in Ressources humaines (1999)
    Ressources humaines
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1999
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Les sanguinaires (1997)
    Les sanguinaires
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Jeux de plage (1995)
    Jeux de plage
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Tous à la manif
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1994

Cinematographer

  • Joyeux Noël
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • Cette nuit
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • L'étendu
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987

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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • France's national library catalogue .
  • Born
    • April 11, 1961
    • Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France
  • Died
    • April 25, 2024
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Isabelle Coursin? - April 25, 2024 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from France's most prestigious film school, IDHEC (renamed La fémis).
  • Quotes
    [2018 interview] I think we're going through a really precarious period in film production, and I very much fear that it's going to be a lot more difficult make my kind of cinema. If you make films that don't exactly announce themselves as surefire hits, you feel like you're walking a tightrope. There's less money overall, and more of it gets concentrated in the same few projects. In France, things are more difficult today than they were 10 years ago. A decade ago, Canal Plus would help finance a lot more productions. Moreover, there's been a recent inflation in terms of budgets and resources spent. I really don't want to partake in that trend. I don't want to take larger scale films in order to show my evolution as a director.

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