Jean-Paul Salomé

Jean-Paul Salomé

Actor · Director · Writer

Paris, France
September 14, 1960

Biography

Jean-Paul Salomé, born in 1960, is a French director and screenwriter. After studying cinema at the Sorbonne Censier, he worked as an assistant in the shooting of films, notably in 1981 in the film Les Uns et les Autres by Claude Lelouch. Then he made two short films which were documentaries: L'Heure d'aimer in 1983 and La petite Commission in 1984. In 1991, he made his first feature film for television: Crimes et jardins for which he also wrote the scenario. He then directed other feature films, including Les Femmes de l'ombre with Sophie Marceau, released in 2008. In January 2013, he was elected president of UniFrance Films.

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Representative Works

The Money Maker
The Money Maker
7.1
/ French
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
5.3
/ French
Girls with Guns
Girls with Guns
4.2
/ French
Female Agents
Female Agents
6.6
/ French
Mama Weed
Mama Weed
5.9
/ French
La Syndicaliste
La Syndicaliste
6.6
/ French
The Chameleon
The Chameleon
5.3
/ English
Playing Dead
Playing Dead
5.4
/ French
Crimes et jardins
Crimes et jardins
6.0
/ French
Restons groupés
Restons groupés
5.2
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Money Maker
2026Nominee

Best Director

The Money Maker

Arsène Lupin
2004Nominee

Best Writing

Arsène Lupin

Girls with Guns
1994Nominee

Best Performance

Girls with Guns

Career Highlights

Female Agents
2008Highlight

Best Writing

Female Agents

Mama Weed
2020Highlight

Best Writing

Mama Weed