Alain Guiraudie

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

July 15, 1964 (61 years)
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
    Stranger by the Lake2013
  • Misericordia
    Misericordia2024
  • Staying Vertical
    Staying Vertical2016
  • Nobody's Hero
    Nobody's Hero2022
  • The King of Escape
    The King of Escape2009
  • That Old Dream That Moves
    That Old Dream That Moves2001
  • No Rest for the Brave
    No Rest for the Brave2003
  • Sunshine for the Poor
    Sunshine for the Poor2001
  • Time Has Come
    Time Has Come2005
  • Heroes Never Die
    Heroes Never Die1990
  • Straight Ahead Until Morning
    Straight Ahead Until Morning1994
  • Un petit cas de conscience
    Un petit cas de conscience2002

Filmography