Laurent Cantet | |
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) Cantet in 2007 | |
| Born | 15 June 1961 Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Laurent Cantet ([lɔʁɑ̃ kɑ̃tɛ]; born 15 June 1961) is a French director, cinematographer and screenwriter. His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux.[1][2]
His 2001 film L'Emploi du temps was placed at 99 on Slant Magazine's best films of the 2000s,[3] number 9 of The Guardian's Best Films of the Noughties,[4] and number 11 at The A.V. Club's top 50 films of the 2000s (decade).[5]
On 25 May 2008, he received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, for the film Entre les murs.[6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Other | |||
| 1987 | L'Étendu | Yes | Short film; cinematographer | ||
| 1990 | Un été à Beyrouth | Yes | Documentary film | ||
| 1994 | Veillées d'armes : histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre | Yes | Documentary film; assistant director | ||
| 1994 | Joyeux Noël | Yes | Short film; cinematographer | ||
| 1994 | Tous à la manif | Yes | Yes | Short film Prix Jean Vigo | |
| 1995 | Jeux de plage | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1997 | Les Sanguinaires | Yes | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 1998 | Cette nuit | Yes | Cinematographer | ||
| 1999 | Human Resources | Yes | Yes | 7 d'Or for Best Screenwriting Amiens International Film Festival - Prize of the City of Amiens Amiens International Film Festival - OCIC Award Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Best Film Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - People's Choice Award César Award for Best First Feature Film European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best First French Film Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best New Director Seattle International Film Festival - New Director's Showcase Award Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Torino Film Festival - Best First Feature Film Torino Film Festival - Cipputi Award Nominated—César Award for Best Writing Nominated—Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | |
| 2001 | Time Out | Yes | Yes | Venice Film Festival - Don Quixote Award Vienna International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2nd place) Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film (3rd place) Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film (runner-up) | |
| 2005 | Heading South | Yes | Yes | Venice Film Festival - CinemAvvenire Award Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion | |
| 2008 | The Class | Yes | Yes | Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Award for Best Foreign Film Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or César Award for Best Adaptation Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film Lumières Award for Best Film Lumières World Audience Award Munich Film Festival - One Future Prize Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated—Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Director Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Foreign Language Film Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated—Gopo Award for Best European Film Nominated—Goya Award for Best European Film Nominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2nd place) Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best European Director Nominated—Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Adaptation Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
| 2012 | 7 Days in Havana | Yes | Yes | Segment: "La Fuente" Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard | |
| 2012 | Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang | Yes | Yes | Nominated—San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell | |
| 2014 | Return to Ithaca | Yes | Yes | Venice Film Festival - Venice Days Award | |
| 2017 | The Workshop | Yes | Yes | ||
Other awards
- 2015: Dublin International Film Festival - Volta Career Achievement Award
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ "Best of the Aughts: Film". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "100 Best Films of the Noughties". The Guardian. London. 17 December 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "The best films of the 00s". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ The New York Times
External links
- Laurent Cantet at IMDb