Alain Guiraudie
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-07-15 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Alain Guiraudie
Biography
The director was born in 1964, 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.
Known For
Acting
(2013)
Stranger by the Lake
as Philippe's Friend (uncredited)
(2002)
Un petit cas de conscience
as Mario
(2001)
Sunshine for the Poor
as Carol Izba
(1993)
(1990)
Crew
(2024)
Misericordia
Writer, Director
(2022)
Nobody's Hero
Director, Writer
(2019)
(2016)
Staying Vertical
Director, Screenplay
(2013)
Stranger by the Lake
Screenplay, Director
(2009)
The King of Escape
Screenplay, Director
(2008)
On m'a volé mon adolescence
Director
(2005)
Time Has Come
Director, Writer
(2003)
No Rest for the Brave
Writer, Director
(2001)
That Old Dream That Moves
Director, Writer
(2001)
Sunshine for the Poor
Costume Design, Writer, Director
(1997)
La force des choses
Writer, Director, Producer
(1996)
Au Pic de Nore
Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor
(1994)
Straight Ahead Until Morning
Director, Writer
(1990)
Heroes Never Die
Director, Writer