Alain Guiraudie

Alain Guiraudie

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
July 15, 1964

Biography

Alain Guiraudie (born July 15, 1964), is the son of a farming family in Villefranche-de-Rouergue in the southwest of France, where most of his films are set. His most successful film to date, Stranger by the Lake, won the Best Director Award in Un Certain Regard at Cannes as well as the Queer Palm. Also a novelist, he published his debut title “Ici commence la nuit” in 2014. His film Staying Vertical screened in competition at the 2016 Cannes film festival.

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Alain Guiraudie 1
Alain Guiraudie 2

Representative Works

Stranger by the Lake
Stranger by the Lake
6.3
/ French
Misericordia
Misericordia
6.4
/ French
Staying Vertical
Staying Vertical
5.2
/ French
Du possible
Du possible
No Rating Yet
/ French
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
5.3
/ English
Nobody's Hero
Nobody's Hero
5.8
/ French
The King of Escape
The King of Escape
5.9
/ French
Time Has Come
Time Has Come
4.5
/ French
No Rest for the Brave
No Rest for the Brave
5.6
/ French
Un petit cas de conscience
Un petit cas de conscience
10.0
/ French
La force des choses
La force des choses
5.8
/ French
That Old Dream That Moves
That Old Dream That Moves
6.2
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Stranger by the Lake
2013Nominee

Best Performance

Stranger by the Lake

Misericordia
2024Nominee

Best Writing

Misericordia

Staying Vertical
2016Nominee

Best Director

Staying Vertical

Career Highlights

Du possible
2006Highlight

Best Performance

Du possible

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019Highlight

Best Director

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

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