Alain Guiraudie
Known for
Directing
Born
July 15, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Biography
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.
Best known work
Stranger by the Lake
2013
Misericordia
2024
Staying Vertical
2016
Nobody's Hero
2022
The King of Escape
2009
That Old Dream That Moves
2001
No Rest for the Brave
2003
Sunshine for the Poor
2001
Heroes Never Die
1990
Straight Ahead Until Morning
1994Filmography
TBA
The IslandDirector, Screenplay
2024
MisericordiaWriter, Director
2022
Nobody's HeroDirector, Writer
2019
2017
2016
Staying VerticalDirector, Screenplay
2013
Stranger by the Lakeas Philippe's Friend (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
2009
The King of EscapeDirector, Screenplay
2008
On m'a volé mon adolescenceDirector
2006
Après la lutteas Self
2006
Du possibleas Lui-même
2005
Time Has ComeWriter, Director
2005
2003
No Rest for the BraveDirector, Writer
2002
Un petit cas de conscienceas Mario
2001
That Old Dream That MovesDirector, Writer
2001
Sunshine for the Pooras Carol Izba, Director, Writer, Costume Design
1997
La force des chosesWriter, Director, Producer
1996
Au Pic de NoreDirector, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
1994
Straight Ahead Until MorningDirector, Writer
1993
1990
Heroes Never DieWriter, Director