Alain Guiraudie

Alain Guiraudie

Birthdate
July 15, 1964 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
July 15, 1964 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Known For
Directing

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.

Alain Guiraudie's LGBTQ+ Titles

Stranger by the Lake
Stranger by the Lake
Philippe's Friend (uncredited)
Staying Vertical
Staying Vertical
Director

Acting (5)

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
Les Yeux au Plafond
1990
Heroes Never Die

Directing (15)

Misericordia • Director
• Director
2022
Nobody's Hero • Director
• Director
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing • Director
• Director
2016
Staying Vertical • Director
• Director
2013
• Director
2009
The King of Escape • Director
• Director
2008
On m'a volé mon adolescence • Director
• Director
2005
Time Has Come • Director
• Director
2003
No Rest for the Brave • Director
• Director
2001
That Old Dream That Moves • Director
• Director
2001
Sunshine for the Poor • Director
• Director
1997
La force des choses • Director
• Director
1996
Au Pic de Nore • Director
• Director
1994
Straight Ahead Until Morning • Director
• Director
1990
Heroes Never Die • Director
• Director

Production (1)

1997
La force des choses • Producer
• Producer

Writing (13)

Misericordia • Writer
• Writer
2022
Nobody's Hero • Writer
• Writer
2016
Staying Vertical • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2013
Stranger by the Lake • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2009
The King of Escape • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2005
Time Has Come • Writer
• Writer
2003
No Rest for the Brave • Writer
• Writer
2001
That Old Dream That Moves • Writer
• Writer
2001
Sunshine for the Poor • Writer
• Writer
1997
La force des choses • Writer
• Writer
1996
Au Pic de Nore • Writer
• Writer
1994
Straight Ahead Until Morning • Writer
• Writer
1990
Heroes Never Die • Writer
• Writer

Costume & Make-Up (1)

2001
Sunshine for the Poor • Costume Design
• Costume Design