Laurent Cantet
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June 15, 1961 Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Laurent Cantet (French: [kɑ̃tɛ]) is a French director, born on June 15, 1961 at Melle, Deux-Sèvres.[1][2] His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux.
His film L'Emploi du temps was placed at 99 on Slant Magazine's best films of the 2000s,[3] number 9 of The Guardian's Best Films of the Noughties,[4] and number 11 at The AV Club's top 50 films of the 00s.[5]
On 25 May 2008, he received the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes 2008, for the movie Entre les murs.[6][7]
Filmography
As director
- 2008 : Entre les murs
- 2005 : Vers le sud
- 2001 : L'Emploi du temps
- 1999 : Ressources humaines
- 1998 : Les Sanguinaires - Film for television
- 1995 : Jeux de plage - Short film
- 1994 : Tous à la manif - Short film
- 1994 : Veillées d'armes - Assistant director
- 1990 : Un ete a Beyrouth - Short film
As screenwriter
- 2008 : Entre les murs
- 2005 : Vers le sud
- 2001 : L'Emploi du temps
- 1999 : Ressources humaines
- 1998 : Les Sanguinaires - Film for television
- 1995 : Jeux de plage - Short film
As cinematographer
- 1998 : Cette Nuit
Awards
César
- 2001 : Best debut for Ressources humaines
- 2001 : Nominated, Best original screenplay or adaptation for Ressources humaines
European Film Awards
- 2001 : Nominated, Best European Screenwriter for L'Emploi du temps
Academy Awards
- 2008 : Nominated, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for The Class (Entre Les Murs).
References
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ "Best of the Aughts: Film". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ↑ "100 Best Films of the Noughties". The Guardian. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ↑ "The best films of the 00s". The AV Club. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ The New York Times
External links
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 24 July 2007 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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