About

Known credits:
160
Birthday:
1951-04-21
Place of birth:
Engis, Wallonia, Belgium
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Overview

Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together.

The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. They came to international attention in the mid-1990s with La Promesse (The Promise). They won their first major international film prize when Rosetta won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Their work tends to reflect left-wing themes and points-of-view.

In 2002, Olivier Gourmet won Best Actor at Cannes for the Dardennes' Le Fils (The Son). In 2005, they won the Palme d'Or a second time for their film L'Enfant (The Child), putting them in an elite club, at the time, of only seven. Their film, Le Silence de Lorna (Lorna's Silence), won Best Screenplay at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was released in Europe in the fall. Their film The Kid with a Bike won the Grand Prix at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, received one Golden Globe nomination and eight Magritte Award nominations. Jean-Pierre was the jury president for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, their film Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night) received nine Magritte Award nominations (winning three) and one Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Marion Cotillard. Their 2019 feature Young Ahmed won them the Best Director Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Their 2022 film Tori and Lokita won the 75th Anniversary Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Creators of intensely naturalistic films about working class life in Belgium, brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne have created a notable body of work since 1996. With La Promesse (The Promise) (1996), Rosetta (1999), Le Fils (The Son) (2002), and L'Enfant (The Child) (2005), the Dardennes' films show young people at the fringes of society – immigrants, the unemployed, the inhabitants of shelters. Both Rosetta and L'Enfant were awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the only two Belgian films ever to earn the honor.

The Dardennes were born and raised in Seraing in Liege, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. Jean-Pierre (born in 1951) studied drama while Luc (born three years later) studied philosophy. In 1975 they established Derives, the production company that produced the roughly sixty documentary films they made before branching into feature films. These films covered such topics as Polish immigration, World War II resistance, a general strike in 1960. Their first two feature films, however, are rarely seen today: Falsch (1987) adapted from René Kalisky, featuring Bruno Cremer and Je pense a vous (1992). The Dardennes had their first international success with La Promesse (The Promise) in 1996. ...

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Known for

Acting
2022 The Eden of La Ciotat Actor N/A
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2021 Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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2017 Plankton Salesmen Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2015 French Cinema Mon Amour Actor Self 59
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2015 The Legend of the Palme d'Or Actor Self 58
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2015 Il était une fois... « Rosetta » Actor Self N/A
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2015 The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat Actor Self N/A
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2015 Two Days, One Night: On Location Actor Self 59
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2014 Jean Pierre Et Luc Dardenne : Leçon de cinéma Actor Self - Guest N/A
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2013 L'âge de raison, le cinéma des frères Dardenne Actor Self N/A
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2013 Trespassing Bergman Actor Self 59
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2012 Bergmans video Actor Self 59
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2012 A Special Day Actor Self 59
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2011 Return to Seraing Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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2010 Sodankylä Forever Actor Self N/A
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2009 Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne : devenir un être humain Actor Self N/A
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2006 The Home Cinema of the Dardenne Brothers Actor Self N/A
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2005 J'aime la vie, je fais du vélo, je vais au cinéma Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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2004 La beauté du geste Actor Self N/A
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2003 Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times' Actor Self 59
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Directing
2022 Tori and Lokita Directing Director 60
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2019 Young Ahmed Directing Director 59
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2016 The Unknown Girl Directing Director 60
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2014 Two Days, One Night Directing Director 65
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2011 The Kid with a Bike Directing Director 64
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2008 Lorna's Silence Directing Director 61
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2007 To Each His Own Cinema Directing Director 60
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2007 Darkness Directing Director N/A
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2007 Dans l'obscurité Directing Director N/A
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2005 The Child Directing Director 63
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2002 The Son Directing Director 62
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1999 Rosetta Directing Director 64
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1996 La Promesse Directing Director 62
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1993 Thinking of You Directing Director 58
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1987 Il court, il court, le monde Directing Director 59
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1987 Falsch Directing Director 58
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1983 Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre Directing Director 59
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1982 Lessons from a University on the Fly Directing Director 59
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1981 R... Doesn't Answer Anymore Directing Director 59
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1980 For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled Directing Director N/A
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1979 When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time Directing Director N/A
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1978 Le Chant du rossignol Directing Director N/A
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Young Mothers Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Tori and Lokita Writing Screenplay 60
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2019 Young Ahmed Writing Screenplay 59
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2016 The Unknown Girl Writing Screenplay 60
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2014 Two Days, One Night Writing Screenplay 65
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2011 The Kid with a Bike Writing Screenplay 64
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2011 Bloody Eyes Writing Screenplay N/A
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2008 Lorna's Silence Writing Screenplay 61
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2007 To Each His Own Cinema Writing Writer 60
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2007 Dans l'obscurité Writing Screenplay N/A
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2005 The Child Writing Writer 63
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2002 The Son Writing Writer 62
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1999 Rosetta Writing Screenplay 64
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1996 La Promesse Writing Writer 62
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1993 Thinking of You Writing Screenplay 58
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1987 Il court, il court, le monde Writing Screenplay 59
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1987 Falsch Writing Screenplay 58
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1982 Lessons from a University on the Fly Writing Writer 59
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1981 R... Doesn't Answer Anymore Writing Writer 59
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1980 For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled Writing Writer N/A
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1979 When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time Writing Writer N/A
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Young Mothers Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 Manas Production Associate Producer 59
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2024 The Most Precious of Cargoes Production Co-Producer N/A
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2024 Julie Keeps Quiet Production Co-Producer 58
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2024 Foreign Language Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Holly Production Co-Producer 58
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2023 Black Box Production Co-Producer 58
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2023 The Line Production Co-Producer 58
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2022 Saturn Bowling Production Co-Producer 58
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2022 Tori and Lokita Production Producer 60
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2022 Animals Production Co-Producer 58
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2022 My Night Production Co-Producer 58
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2021 Red Soil Production Co-Producer 59
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2021 La Civil Production Co-Producer 61
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2020 Atarrabi & Mikelats Production Producer 58
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2020 Honey Cigar Production Co-Producer 59
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2019 Young Ahmed Production Producer 59
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2019 Casanova, Last Love Production Co-Producer 58
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2018 Dear Son Production Producer 59
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2018 Fatwa Production Co-Producer 59
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2018 How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal Production Producer 59
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2018 Don't Shoot Production Producer 59
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2018 The Sisters Brothers Production Associate Producer 66
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2018 The Sisters Brothers Production Co-Producer 66
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2018 Paul Sanchez Is Back! Production Co-Producer 58
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2018 Carnivores Production Co-Producer 58
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2017 The Elephant and the Butterfly Production Producer 59
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2017 Endangered Species Production Co-Producer 59
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2016 Planetarium Production Co-Producer 55
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2016 The Unknown Girl Production Producer 60
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2016 The Dancer Production Co-Producer 60
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2016 Graduation Production Co-Producer 62
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2016 Pericle Production Co-Producer 58
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2016 The Son of Joseph Production Co-Producer 59
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2016 Good Luck Sam Production Producer 58
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2016 Hedi Production Co-Producer 59
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2016 Behind the Clouds Production Co-Producer 58
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2015 Les Cowboys Production Co-Producer 60
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2015 Long Live the Bride Production Co-Producer 58
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2015 Diary of a Chambermaid Production Co-Producer 57
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2014 40-Love Production Producer 58
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2014 Wild Life Production Co-Producer 59
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2014 Two Days, One Night Production Producer 65
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2014 À ciel ouvert Production Co-Producer 59
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2013 Playing Dead Production Producer 58
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2013 Marina Production Co-Producer 60
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2013 Ion Production Producer 59
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2012 Beyond the Hills Production Co-Producer 62
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2012 Rust and Bone Production Co-Producer 68
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2012 Summer with Anton Production Producer N/A
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2011 The Minister Production Producer 60
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2011 The Kid with a Bike Production Producer 64
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2010 K.O.R. Production Producer N/A
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2009 The Front Line Production Producer 59
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2009 Children Without a Shadow Production Executive Producer N/A
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2008 Lorna's Silence Production Producer 61
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2008 Premier Jour Production Producer N/A
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2007 Vous êtes de la police ? Production Co-Producer N/A
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2007 Why We Can't See Each Other Outside When the Sun is Shining Production Producer N/A
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2007 Madonnas Production Co-Producer 59
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2006 The Colonel Production Producer 59
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2006 Rwanda, les collines parlent Production Producer 59
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2005 The Child Production Producer 63
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2005 Il fare politica Production Producer N/A
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2005 Life, Differently Production Executive Producer N/A
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2005 The Ax Production Producer 61
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2005 Être amoureux Production Producer N/A
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2004 The Sun Assassinated Production Producer 58
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2003 The Living World Production Co-Producer 59
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2003 Stormy Weather Production Producer 58
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2002 The Son Production Producer 62
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2002 Romances de terre et d'eau Production Producer N/A
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2002 Brook by Brook Production Co-Producer 59
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2002 First Love Production Producer N/A
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2002 Two Sisters Production Producer N/A
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2001 The Milk of Human Kindness Production Co-Producer 59
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2000 La devinière Production Line Producer N/A
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1999 Les siestes Grenadine Production Producer N/A
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1999 Rosetta Production Producer 64
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1999 L'héritier Production Executive Producer N/A
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1997 Do You Remember Revolution? Production Producer N/A
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1997 Gigi, Monica... et Bianca Production Producer 59
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1997 Gigi, Monica... et Bianca Production Executive Producer 59
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1996 La Promesse Production Producer 62
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1995 Faute de soleil Production Co-Producer N/A
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1993 Thinking of You Production Producer 58
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1983 The Writing on the Wall Production Producer N/A
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L'Intérêt d'Adam Production Producer N/A
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Camera
1983 Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre Camera Camera Operator 59
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1982 Lessons from a University on the Fly Camera Director of Photography 59
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1981 R... Doesn't Answer Anymore Camera Director of Photography 59
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1979 When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2018 The Sisters Brothers Crew Thanks 66
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2012 White Elephant Crew Thanks 60
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2010 A Letter to Elia Crew Thanks 59
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Editing
1983 Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre Editing Editor 59
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1981 R... Doesn't Answer Anymore Editing Editor 59
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