Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

ies, she co-wrote four motion pictures (1992 Nord,
Xavier Beauvois; 1994 Oublie-moi, Noémie Lvovsky;
1999 Sombre, Philippe Grandrieux; 2003 Un Homme,
un Vrai, Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu) and a TV
movie (1992 Emma Sunz, Benoît Jacquot).
Filmography
1987 Rien (short; also screenwriter)
L’Insu (short; also screenwriter)
1988 Antoine Facteur (short; also screenwriter)
1989 La Fille du Directeur (short; also screenwriter)
La Correspondante anglaise (short; also screenwriter)
1991 Des Filles et des Chiens (short; also screenwriter)
1994 Grande Petite (also screenwriter)
2000 Aïe (also screenwriter)
2005 Gentille (also screenwriter)
2006 Nathalie Moretti . . . (short; also co-screenwriter)
Antoine et Sidonie (short; also co-screenwriter)
FINKIEL, EMMANUEL (October 30, 1961, Boulogne-Billancourt,
Hauts-de-Seine, France–)
A former unit manager (1990 Nouvelle Vague / UK
and USA: New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard, France / Switzerland)
and fi rst assistant director (1991 Aujourd’hui
peut-être . . . , Jean-Louis Bertucelli, France / Italy;
1993 Trois Couleurs: Bleu / Bleu / Trzy Kolory: Nibieski /
Three Colours: Blue / USA: Three Colors: Blue, Krzystof
Kieslowski, France / Poland / Switzerland / UK; 1994
Trois Couleurs: Blanc / Trzy Kolory: Bialy / Three Colours:
White / USA: Three Colors: White, Krzystof Kieslowski,
France / Poland / Switzerland / UK; Trois Couleurs:
Rouge / Rouge / Trzy Kolory: Czerwony / Three Colours:
Red / USA: Three Colors: Red, Krzystof Kieslowski,
France / Poland / Switzerland / UK; 1995 L’Appât,
Bertrand Tavernier; 1996 Sur un Air de Mambô, TV
movie, Jean-Louis Bertucelli), he made his directing
debut in 1997. Other credits (as actor): 2003 Motus
(Laurence Ferreira Barbosa); 2004 Le Pont des Arts
(Eugène Green); 2005 De battre mon Cœur s’est arrêté
(Jacques Audiard); 2007 Je suis une Amoureuse
(Jocelyne Desverchère); 2008 57000 km entre nous
(Delphine Kreuter).
Filmography
1997 Madame Jacques sur la Croisette (mediumlength;
also screenwriter; shot in 1995)
1999 Voyages (also screenwriter; France / Belgium
/ Poland)
2000 Dimanche (short; also screenwriter)
Samedi à Dimanche (short; also screenwriter)
Samedi (short; also screenwriter)
Mardi ou Mercredi? (short; also screenwriter)
Du Lundi au Vendredi (short; also screenwriter)
2001 Casting (short; also cinematographer)
2006 Les Européens / Grenzgänger / Tarinoita / Européerna
(segment “Nulle Part, Terre promise”;
also screenwriter; France / Germany / Finland)
2007 En Marge des Jours (also screenwriter, dialogist,
actor; France / Belgium)
2008 Nulle Part, Terre promise (also screenwriter,
dialogist)
Television Filmography
1997 Mélanie
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FIRODE, LAURENT (March 11, 1963, France–)
A self-taught man, he learned his craft working as a
cinematographer (1999 Le Rendez-vous, short, Husky
Kihal), cameraman, and editor.
Filmography
1996 La Mort du Chanteur de Mexico (short; also
screenwriter, actor)
Super bon Prix (short; also screenwriter)
1997 La Nuit est belle (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer,
actor)
Le Cri (short; also screenwriter)
1998 La Cité Raymond Queneau (short; co-director
with Olivier Azam; also cinematographer, composer)
Les Astres (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer)
1999 Les Menteurs (short; also screenwriter)
2000 Le Battement d’Ailes du Papillon / UK and USA:
Happenstance / Hong Kong DVD: Amélie 2
(also screenwriter, actor)
2004 My First Wedding (Canada / UK)
2005 Quartier V.I.P (also co-screenwriter)
Television Filmography
2004 Moitié, Moitié
2005 La Pomme de Newton
2006 Comment lui dire (also co-screenwriter)