Alain Guiraudie
| Alain Guiraudie | |
|---|---|
 Guiraudie in 2009 | |
| Born |
15 July 1964 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Alain Guiraudie (born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay.[1]
Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence.[2] His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[3] where he won the award for Best Director.[4]
Selected filmography
- No Rest for the Brave (French: Pas de repos pour les braves) (2003)
- Time Has Come (French: Voici venu le temps) (2005)
- The King of Escape (French: Le Roi de l'évasion) (2009)
- Stranger by the Lake (French: L'inconnu du lac) (2013)
References
- ↑ http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-01-22/film/stranger-by-the-lake-film-review/full/
- ↑ http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/cannes-film-festival-2013-a-touch-of-sin-the-past-stranger-by-the-lake
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.