Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Life and career

Alexandre Arcady was born in

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, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker

Alexandre Aja Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror film, horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film ''High Tension, Haute ...

. He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the

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, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East".Stéphane Ilan
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'', 21 September 2012

Filmography

As an actor

*'' To Be Twenty in the Aures'' (1972) *''César and Rosalie'' (1972) *'' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016)

As a director

*' (1979) *' (1982) *' (1983) *'' Hold-Up'' (1985) *''Last Summer in Tangiers'' (1987) *' (1989) *''

Pour Sacha ''Pour Sacha'' (English title: ''For Sacha'') is a 1991 French romantic drama film directed by Alexandre Arcady and starring Sophie Marceau, Gérard Darmon, and Ayelet Zurer. The film is set just prior to the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967. ...

'' (1991) *''

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(Le Grand Pardon II)'' (1992) *'' Dis-moi oui...'' (1995) *' (1997) *''Return to Algiers'' (2000) *' (2002) *' (2004) *''Tu peux garder un secret?'' (2008) *' (2010) *'' What the Day Owes the Night'' (2012) *''

24 Days ''24 Days'' (french: 24 jours, la vérité sur l'affaire Ilan Halimi — lit. 24 Days: The True Story of the Ilan Halimi Affair) is a French drama film directed by Alexandre Arcady released in 2014. It examines The Affair of the Gang of Barbari ...

'' (2014)

As a producer

*''Last Summer in Tangiers'' (1987) *''L'union sacrée'' (1989) *''C'est la vie'' (1990) *''Le Grand Pardon II'' (1992) *'' À la folie'' (1994) *'' Dis-moi oui...'' (1995) *'' Furia'' (1999) *''Return to Algiers'' (2000) *''Break of Dawn'' (2002) *''

High Tension ''High Tension'' (French: ''Haute Tension'', ; released in the United Kingdom as ''Switchblade Romance'') is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn, ...

'' (2003) *''Mariage mixte'' (2004) *''L'anniversaire'' (2005) *''Tu peux garder un secret?'' (2008) *''Comme les cinq doigts de la main'' (2010) *''Ce que le jour doit à la nuit'' (2012) *''

'' (2014) *'' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016)

References

Alexandre Arcady @ ECI Global Talent Management

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcady, Alexandre 1947 births Living people Jewish French male actors French male film actors French film directors French film producers French male screenwriters French screenwriters People from Algiers Algerian Jews French people of Algerian-Jewish descent Pieds-Noirs