Realizateurs français/French directors

1. Mathieu Kassovitz

Actor | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Mathieu Kassovitz was born on August 3, 1967 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Amélie (2001), La haine (1995) and The Fifth Element (1997).

Cédric Klapisch was born on September 4, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a director and actor, known for The Spanish Apartment (2002), Rise (2022) and Family Resemblances (1996). He has been married to Lola Doillon since 2002. They have one child.

3. Richard Berry

Actor | L'immortel

Richard Berry was born on July 31, 1950 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for 22 Bullets (2010), Ruby & Quentin (2003) and Our Women (2015). He has been married to Pascale Louange since September 17, 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Jessica Forde and ...

4. Jane Birkin

Actress | Evil Under the Sun

Jane Birkin was born on December 14, 1946 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for Evil Under the Sun (1982), Blow-Up (1966) and Death on the Nile (1978). She was married to John Barry. She died on July 16, 2023 in Paris, France.

5. Jacques Deray

Director | On ne meurt que deux fois

Jacques Deray was born on February 19, 1929 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was a director and writer, known for He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), A Bigger Splash (2015) and Borsalino (1970). He was married to Agnès Vincent-Deray and Nicole Jones. He died on August 9, 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt, ...

6. Fernand Moszkowicz

Assistant_director | Ultimo tango a Parigi

Fernand Moszkowicz was born on July 21, 1942 in Nice, France. He was an assistant director and director, known for Last Tango in Paris (1972), Désirée (1967) and The Sheltering Sky (1990). He died on February 14, 2019 in Paris, France.

7. Jacques Renard

Director | Hamburger Extrablätter

Jacques Renard was born on March 6, 1944 in Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is a director and writer, known for Hamburger Extrablätter (1961), Blanche and Marie (1985) and Monsieur Albert (1976).

8. Florence Strauss

Director | Le blues de l'Orient

Florence Strauss is known for Le blues de l'Orient (2007), Dans la cour des grands (1995) and Poussière d'ange (1987).

9. Daniel Vigne

Director | Le retour de Martin Guerre

Daniel Vigne was born on October 12, 1942 in Moulins, Allier, France. He is a director and writer, known for The Return of Martin Guerre (1982), The Hitchhiker (1983) and Fatou la Malienne (2001).

10. Luis Buñuel

Writer | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the ...

11. Jean-Paul Salomé

Director | Arsène Lupin

Jean-Paul Salomé decided to become a film director from the age of eleven, but it was not until he passed his Baccalauréat high school diploma in the scientific section and studied film at the Sorbonne Censier University that he entered the film industry, first working as a trainee for director ...

12. Chad Chenouga

Director | 17 rue Bleue

Chad Chenouga was born on May 11, 1962 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for 17 rue Bleue (2001), A Mighty Heart (2007) and Rue Bleue (1999).

13. Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Actor | La première étoile

Lucien Jean-Baptiste is known for La première étoile (2009), He Even Has Your Eyes (2016) and Dieumerci! (2016).

14. Pierre Dudan

Writer | Christ(Off)

Pierre Dudan is known for Christ(Off) (2018), City Hunter (2018) and Épouse-moi mon pote (2017).

15. Philippe Lacheau

Actor | Babysitting

Philippe Lacheau was born on June 25, 1980 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Babysitting (2014), Superwho? (2021) and City Hunter (2018).

16. Luc Besson

Writer | Le Cinquième Élément

Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in ...

17. Chris Marker

Writer | Twelve Monkeys

Chris Marker was born on July 29, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Sans Soleil (1983) and Third Side of the Coin (1960). He died on July 29, 2012 in Paris, France.

18. Jean-Luc Godard

Director | Bande à part

Jean-Luc Godard was born in Paris on December 3, 1930, the second of four children in a bourgeois Franco-Swiss family. His father was a doctor who owned a private clinic, and his mother came from a preeminent family of Swiss bankers. During World War II Godard became a naturalized citizen of ...

19. René Clair

Writer | Le silence est d'or

René Clair was born on November 11, 1898 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Man About Town (1947), Beauties of the Night (1952) and The Grand Maneuver (1955). He was married to Bronia Clair. He died on March 15, 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

20. François Truffaut

Writer | La nuit américaine

French director François Truffaut began to assiduously go to the movies at age seven. He was also a great reader but not a good pupil. He left school at 14 and started working. In 1947, aged 15, he founded a film club and met André Bazin, a French critic, who became his protector. Bazin helped the ...

21. Éric Rohmer

Director | Ma nuit chez Maud

Admirers have always had difficulty explaining Éric Rohmer's "Je ne sais quoi." Part of the challenge stems from the fact that, despite his place in French Nouvelle Vague (i.e., New Wave), his work is unlike that of his colleagues. While this may be due to the auteur's unwillingness to conform, ...

22. Michel Blanc

Actor | Grosse fatigue

Michel Blanc was born on April 16, 1952 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is an actor and writer, known for Dead Tired (1994), Monsieur Hire (1989) and The Minister (2011).

23. Patrice Leconte

Director | Ridicule

Patrice Leconte was born on November 12, 1947 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Ridicule (1996), La fille sur le pont (1999) and Man on the Train (2002).

24. Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Writer | Cyrano de Bergerac

Jean-Paul Rappeneau was born on April 8, 1932 in Auxerre, Yonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), A Matter of Resistance (1966) and Bon Voyage (2003).

25. Fanny Ardant

Actress | 8 femmes

Fanny Ardant was the youngest of five children born to a cavalry officer and his wife. She was raised in Monte Carlo where she was educated at a convent school. A voracious reader, she discovered Proust when she was 15, and felt as though his writings were for her.

When she was 17 her father died, ...

26. François Ozon

Director | Dans la maison

François Ozon was born on November 15, 1967 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for In the House (2012), 8 Women (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003).

27. Claude Pinoteau

Writer | La 7ème cible

Claude Pinoteau was born on May 25, 1925 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was an assistant director and writer, known for La 7ème cible (1984), The Slap (1974) and The Party (1980). He was married to Birte Pedersen and Margaret Mordaunt-Léonard. He died on ...

28. Jérôme Cornuau

Director | Dissonances

Jérôme Cornuau was born on March 30, 1961 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Dissonances (2003), The Tiger Brigades (2006) and The Crossing (2012).

29. Roman Polanski

Director | Chinatown

Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933.

His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years ...

30. Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writer | Trois couleurs: Bleu

Krzysztof Kieslowski graduated from Lódz Film School in 1969, and became a documentary, TV and feature film director and scriptwriter. Before making his first film for TV, Przejscie podziemne (1974) (The Underground Passage), he made a number of short documentaries. His next TV title, Personnel (...

31. Constance Meyer

Producer | Rhapsody

Constance Meyer was born on February 4, 1984. He is a producer and director, known for Rhapsody (2016), Frank-Étienne Towards Grace (2012) and Robust (2021).

32. Guillaume Nicloux

Director | Thalasso

Guillaume Nicloux was born on August 3, 1966 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France. He is a director and writer, known for Thalasso (2019), Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (2014) and The Nun (2013).

33. Josiane Balasko

Actress | Gazon maudit

Josiane Balasko was born on April 15, 1950 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for French Twist (1995), The Tenant (1976) and The Hedgehog (2009). She has been married to George Aguilar since June 12, 2003. She was previously married to Philippe Berry.

34. Bertrand Blier

Writer | Le bruit des glaçons

Bertrand Blier was born on March 14, 1939 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is a writer and director, known for The Clink of Ice (2010), Too Beautiful for You (1989) and 1, 2, 3, Freeze (1993).

35. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/...

36. Daniel Auteuil

Actor | Caché

Daniel Auteuil was born on January 24, 1950 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He is an actor and director, known for Caché (2005), Jean de Florette (1986) and The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011). He has been married to Aude Ambroggi since July 22, 2006. They have one child. He was ...

37. Claude Berri

Writer | Jean de Florette

Claude Berri was born on July 1, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Germinal (1993) and The Two of Us (1967). He was married to Sylvie Gautrelet and Anne-Marie Rassam. He died on January 12, 2009 in Paris, France.

38. Francis Veber

Writer | Le dîner de cons

Francis Veber was born on July 28, 1937 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. He is a writer and director, known for Le Dîner de Cons (1998), The Birdcage (1996) and Ruby & Quentin (2003). He has been married to Françoise Veber since January 11, 1964. They have two ...

39. Antoine Blossier

Director | Proie

Antoine Blossier is known for Prey (2010), Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018) and The Grad Job (2014).

40. Yvan Attal

Writer | Les choses humaines

Yvan Attal was born on January 4, 1965 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for The Accusation (2021), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and Munich (2005).

41. Vincent Garenq

Director | Présumé coupable

Vincent Garenq is known for Guilty (2011), The Clearstream Affair (2014) and Kalinka (2016).

42. David Charhon

Writer | Le secret de Salomon

David Charhon is known for Le secret de Salomon (2007), The Last Mercenary (2021) and On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012).

43. Christine Pascal

Writer | Le petit prince a dit

Christine Pascal was born on November 29, 1953 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She was an actress and writer, known for The Little Prince Said (1992), Félicité (1979) and Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975). She was married to Robert Boner. She died on August 30, 1996 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, ...

44. Jean Becker

Director | La tête en friche

Jean Becker was born on May 10, 1933 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010), Dialogue avec mon jardinier (2007) and The Children of the Marshland (1999).

45. Christian Duguay

Director | Human Trafficking

Christian Duguay was born in 1957 in Outremont, Québec, Canada. He is a director and assistant director, known for Human Trafficking (2005), A Bag of Marbles (2017) and The Art of War (2000).

46. Jacques Maillot

Writer | Nos vies heureuses

Jacques Maillot was born on April 12, 1962 in Besançon, Doubs, France. He is a writer and director, known for Nos vies heureuses (1999), A Bottle of Wishes (1994) and Corps inflammables (1995).

47. Zabou Breitman

Actress | Se souvenir des belles choses

Zabou Breitman was born on October 30, 1959 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), The Swallows of Kabul (2019) and The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984). She was previously married to Fabien Chalon.

48. Olivier Marchal

Actor | 36 Quai des Orfèvres

Olivier Marchal started taking acting lessons when he still was a police officer. He began his career in television, appearing in supporting parts or writing scripts for detective TV series. In 1989 when Yves Rénier resurrected his TV series Commissaire Moulin (1976) he became his partner as ...

49. Laurent Bouhnik

Director | 1999 Madeleine

Laurent Bouhnik was born on April 7, 1961 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for 1999 Madeleine (1999), Sélect Hôtel (1996) and Zonzon (1998).

50. Florence Quentin

Writer | La vie est un long fleuve tranquille

Florence Quentin was born on September 5, 1946 in Bort-les-Orgues, Corrèze, France. She is a writer and director, known for Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), Happiness Is in the Field (1995) and J'ai faim!!! (2001).

51. Claire Denis

Director | High Life

The films of Claire Denis frequently explore the fragile connections between people and the ways in which the most seemingly inconsequential relationship can have life-changing effects. At the heart of Denis' cinema is a fascination with the delights and difficulties of belonging and otherness, the...

52. Philippe Martinez

Producer | Harsh Times

From 1988 through 1990, Philippe Martinez was President of the famous Odeon Theater in Marseilles, one of the largest playhouses in Europe. At the end of 1990, deciding to focus on a career as a feature film producer, he moved to the United States, later becoming Chairman of the Board of ...

53. Sandrine Veysset

Director | Y'aura t'il de la neige à Noël?

Sandrine Veysset was born in 1967 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. She is a director and writer, known for Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996), Martha... Martha (2001) and Victor... pendant qu'il est trop tard (1998).

54. Frédéric Berthe

Director | Kaboul Kitchen

Frédéric Berthe is known for Kaboul Kitchen (2012), Eyewitness (2018) and No Limit (2012).

55. Fabien Onteniente

Director | (G)rève party

Fabien Onteniente was born on April 27, 1958 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for (G)rève party (1998), Camping (2006) and Disco (2008). He has been married to Nathalie Dupuis since August 4, 2018. He was previously married to Souad Amidou and Elsa Wolinski.

56. Laurent Tirard

Writer | Le discours

Born in France in 1967, Laurent Tirard went to the US, to New York University, to study filmmaking and then became a script reader for the American company Warner Brothers.He returned to France to do journalism for the magazine Studio, during which time he interviewed 20 notable filmmakers which ...

57. Cyril Rigon

Director | Gabin le mime

Cyril Rigon is known for Gabin le mime (2012), Eolius (2010) and Papa (2005).

58. Jean-Pierre Améris

Director | Marie Heurtin

Jean-Pierre Améris was born on July 26, 1961 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He is a director and writer, known for Marie's Story (2014), Les aveux de l'innocent (1996) and Romantics Anonymous (2010).

59. Josée Dayan

Director | Le Comte de Monte Cristo

Josée Dayan was born on October 6, 1943 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. She is a director and producer, known for The Count of Monte Cristo (1998), Les rois maudits (2005) and M par M (2008).

60. Karine Silla

Writer | Un baiser papillon

Karine Silla was born on July 6, 1965 in Dakar, Senegal. She is an actress and writer, known for A Butterfly Kiss (2011), Peau d'ange (2002) and Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003). She has been married to Vincent Perez since December 18, 1998. They have three children.

61. Vincent Perez

Director | Alone in Berlin

Handsome, soulful-eyed, exotic-looking leading man Vincent Perez is known for his grand and glossy French pictures, exuding a sexy stare and irresistible charm that has swept Gallic women off their feet for over two decades.

Perez was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to a German mother and a Spanish ...

62. Pitof

Director | Vidocq

Pitof started his career in 1976 as photographer, assistant director and editor for films and commercials. He then branched out into musical scoring, software design and graphic design for televisions, music videos and commercials.

A pioneer of digital imaging in France, Pitof made his debut in ...

63. Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Director | La controverse de Valladolid

He has made famous by "La controverse de Valladolid" and is a specialist for adapting famous novels like "Eugénie Grandet", "Le Rouge et le Noir" or "Sans famille". Verhaeghe has worked very often with the same actors like Jean Carmet, Claude Rich, Carole Bouquet, Claude Jade, Pierre Vernier, ...

64. Alain Chabat

Actor | La science des rêves

Born in Oran, French Algeria in 1958, Alain Chabat moved with his family to Massy, a suburb of Paris, as the Algeria War came to an end in 1963. In 1987, he started a comedy sketch group for television called Les Nuls which developed a cult following. His acting career led to four Césars awards for...

65. Jacob Berger

Director | 1 Journée

Jacob Berger was born on June 23, 1963 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for That Day (2007), Angels (1990) and A Loving Father (2002). He is married to Noémie Kocher. He was previously married to Christina Hernandez.

66. Bernie Bonvoisin

Writer | Les démons de Jésus

Bernie Bonvoisin was born on July 9, 1956 in Nanterre, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is an actor and composer, known for Les démons de Jésus (1997), Heavy Metal (1981) and It (2017).

67. Jacques Weber

Actor | Cyrano de Bergerac

Jacques Weber was born on August 23, 1949 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Don Juan (1998) and La lance de la destinée (2007). He has been married to Christine since 1970. They have three children.

68. Yves Simoneau

Director | Dans le ventre du dragon

Yves Simoneau was born on October 28, 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Dans le ventre du dragon (1989), Napoléon (2002) and The 4400 (2004).

69. Anne Fontaine

Writer | Les innocentes

Anne Fontaine was born on July 15, 1959 in Luxembourg. She is an actress and writer, known for The Innocents (2016), Coco Before Chanel (2009) and Reinventing Marvin (2017). She is married to Philippe Carcassonne. They have one child.

70. Frédéric Auburtin

Director | Paris, je t'aime

Frédéric Auburtin was born on June 4, 1962 in Marseille, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Paris, I Love You (2006), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and Jean de Florette (1986).

71. André Téchiné

Writer | Les roseaux sauvages

André Téchiné was born on March 13, 1943 in Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Wild Reeds (1994), Rendez-vous (1985) and Being 17 (2016).

72. Olivier Nakache

Writer | Intouchables

Olivier Nakache was born on April 15, 1973 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and producer, known for The Intouchables (2011), The Specials (2019) and C'est la vie! (2017).

73. Éric Toledano

Writer | Intouchables

Éric Toledano was born on July 3, 1971 in Paris, France. He is a writer and producer, known for The Intouchables (2011), The Specials (2019) and C'est la vie! (2017).

74. Olivier Assayas

Writer | Personal Shopper

Olivier Assayas is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is best know for his films Demonlover (2002), Something in the Air (2012), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Personal Shopper (2016).

Assayas is the son of French director/screenwriter Raymond Assayas, alias Jacques Rémy.

His ...

75. Jean-Jacques Beineix

Producer | 37°2 le matin

A rabid movie fan when he was young, Jean-Jacques Beineix first studied medicine before entering the movie business. During the seventies, he became an established assistant director, working with Claude Berri, René Clément, Claude Zidi and even Jerry Lewis. But, like many assistants, Beineix's ...

76. Denis Amar

Director | L'addition

Denis Amar was born in 1946 in Paris, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for L'addition (1984), Ennemis intimes (1987) and Saraka bô (1997).

77. Romane Bohringer

Actress | Les nuits fauves

Romane Bohringer was born on August 14, 1973 in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France. She is an actress and director, known for Savage Nights (1992), L'amour flou (2018) and The Apartment (1996).

78. Nan Aurousseau

Writer | Jour de pêche

Nan Aurousseau is known for Jour de pêche (2017), La bande du Rex (1980) and Vie privée, vie publique (2000).

79. Jean-Pierre Mocky

Director | Litan

As an actor he became popular as Albert de Morcerf in a version of The Count of Monte Cristo (1954), fame and adulation followed with his Francois in Head Against the Wall (1959). As a director he became famous with anarcho-pictures, brilliant cynic comedies. His preferred actors in all decades were...

80. Mathieu Demy

Actor | On the Verge

Mathieu Demy is a French filmmaker and actor. He is the son of renowned filmmakers Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda. Demy has directed several acclaimed films, including "Americano" (2011), "Lola Pater" (2017), and "Three Songs for Benazir" (2021).

Demy began his career as an actor, appearing in several...

81. Stéphanie Murat

Director | Le colosse aux pieds d'argile

Stéphanie Murat was born on August 24, 1966 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Le colosse aux pieds d'argile (2022), LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008) and Meurtres à... (2013).

82. Antoine Delelis

Writer | Suicide Club

Antoine Delelis is known for Suicide Club (2021), Fumer tue (2013) and Arborg (2017).

83. Hélène Fillières

Actress | Mademoiselle Y

Hélène Fillières was born on May 1, 1972 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Mademoiselle Y (2006), Collection Fred Vargas (2007) and Raising Colors (2018). She has been married to Matthieu Tarot since July 26, 2014.

84. Philippe Lefebvre

Director | Le juge

Philippe Lefebvre was born on May 14, 1941 in Algiers, Alger, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Le juge (1984), No Hiding Place (1993) and C'est votre histoire (2007). He is married to Catherine Barma. They have two children.

85. Edouard Beaucamp

Writer | Trois secondes et demie

Edouard Beaucamp is known for Trois secondes et demie (2012), Mon corps (2011) and Faux frères (2012).

86. Franck Phelizon

Director | Les amours secrètes

Franck Phelizon is known for Louise's Diary 1942 (2010), Paranormal Investigation (2018) and Kickback (2015).

87. Dominique Brenguier

Director | Bluesbreaker

Dominique Brenguier is known for Bluesbreaker (2007), Le raid (2002) and Highlander (1992).

88. Igor Sekulic

Producer | Les gaous

Igor Sekulic started working with Director Jean-Marie Poire on Operation Corned Beef (1991) and became Jean-Marie Poire's assistant on all his following productions. In 1996 Igor Sekulic produced a live prime time TV show for Canal + from Ray Cooney's play "Out of Order" starring Christian Clavier....

89. Jean-Marie Poiré

Writer | Les visiteurs

Jean-Marie Poiré was born on July 10, 1945 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Visitors (1993), Just Visiting (2001) and Operation Corned Beef (1991).

90. Olivier Langlois

Director | Jaune revolver

Olivier Langlois is known for Jaune revolver (1988), Docteur Dassin, généraliste (2004) and Alex Hugo (2014).

91. Claude Allix

Director | Les contes de la rue Broca

Claude Allix is known for Les contes de la rue Broca (1995), Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne (2000) and Pigeon Boy (2002).

92. Édouard Molinaro

Writer | The Birdcage

Édouard Molinaro was born on May 13, 1928 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and A Mistress for the Summer (1960). He was married to Catherine Molinaro, Marie-Hélène Breillat and Pierrette Carvallo. He died on ...

93. Éric Lartigau

Director | La famille Bélier

Éric Lartigau was born in 1964. He is a director and writer, known for The Bélier Family (2014), CODA (2021) and The Big Picture (2010). He is married to Marina Foïs. They have two children.

94. Peter Kassovitz

Director | Jakob the Liar

Born in Budapest, he saw his parents taken away to a concentration camp when he was 5. Hidden by a Catholic family, he met his parents after the war (who surprisingly survived the camps). During the Hungarian revolution in 1956, he moved to Paris where he worked as an assistant camera operator and ...

95. Claude Sautet

Writer | Un coeur en hiver

Claude Sautet was born on February 23, 1924 in Montrouge, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and director, known for A Heart in Winter (1992), Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995) and The Things of Life (1970). He was married to Graziella Sautet. He died on July 22, 2000 in Paris, ...

96. François Leterrier

Actor | Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut

Though François Leterrier's career evolved from assistant director to writer and director, he left an important mark in cinema with an acting role as the leading man in Robert Bresson's immortal classic A Man Escaped (1956), as Fontaine, the man who skillfully tries several ways and attempts to ...

97. Claude Lelouch

Director | Un homme et une femme

He started off by making short films for television on which he was producer,screenwriter and cameraman. This was interrupted by military service in the army but only partly as he was put into the army film unit where he made over 100 films. Demobbed in 1960 he used family money for his first ...

98. Michel Deville

Director | Le dossier 51

Michel Deville, a singular talent in French cinema. For, except during a short period where he made two or three standard commercial films (but that was to repay the debts of his own film company, due to the defection of a business partner), Deville made pictures which, without being too elitist, ...

99. Didier Grousset

Director | Kamikaze

Didier Grousset is known for Kamikaze (1986), Les jupons de la révolution (1989) and Rendez-vous au tas de sable (1990).

100. Jacques Richard

Director | Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois

Jacques Richard was born on March 31, 1954 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He is a director and writer, known for Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004), Rebelote (1984) and The Orphan Girl Without an Arm (2011). He was previously married to Florence Rey.