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Alain Guiraudie
Director 62 years old

Alain Guiraudie

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... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Alain Guiraudie

Known For

Directing

Birthday

July 15th, 1964 00:00 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France

TMDB ID

238384

IMDb ID

nm0347492

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.