Alain Guiraudie
Directing·July 15, 1964 — 61 years old·Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
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.
Known For
Stranger by the Lake
2013·6.3
Misericordia
2024·6.4
Staying Vertical
2016·5.2
Nobody's Hero
2022·5.8
The King of Escape
2009·5.9
That Old Dream That Moves
2001·6.1
No Rest for the Brave
2003·5.6
Sunshine for the Poor
2001·6.0
Heroes Never Die
1990·5.2
Time Has Come
2005·4.5
Straight Ahead Until Morning
1994·4.7
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019·5.3
Filmography · 22
—The IslandDirector · Screenplay2024MisericordiaWriter · Director2022Nobody's HeroDirector · Writer201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingDirector2017MarciansTVSelf2016Staying VerticalDirector · Screenplay2013Stranger by the LakePhilippe's Friend (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay2009The King of EscapeDirector · Screenplay2008On m'a volé mon adolescenceDirector2006Après la lutteSelf2006Du possibleLui-même2005Time Has ComeDirector · Writer2005Le CercleTVSelf2003No Rest for the BraveDirector · Writer2002Un petit cas de conscienceMario2001That Old Dream That MovesDirector · Writer2001Sunshine for the PoorCarol Izba · Director · Writer · Costume Design1997La force des chosesDirector · Producer · Writer1996Au Pic de NoreDirector · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography1994Straight Ahead Until MorningDirector · Writer1993Les Yeux au Plafond1990Heroes Never DieDirector · Writer