Florent-Emilio Siri (born 2 March 1965) is a French

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and

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born in Lorraine. Siri studied cinema at the Sorbonne University and

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. Siri is a

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director. He has worked with such bands as IAM,

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, and

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, among others.

Early life and career

Siri began his feature film career with the 1998 social film ''Une minute de silence'' ("one minute of silence") and continued in 2002 with the action film '' Nid de guêpes'' (''The Nest''). He went on to serve as director of the intro cinematic to two critically acclaimed and highly successful '' Splinter Cell'' games at French-based

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, titled '' Splinter Cell'' and '' Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow''. Following the underground success of his first feature film, Siri's directorial style caught the eye of actor Bruce Willis, who asked Siri to direct his big-budget 2005 action thriller '' Hostage''. While not a big commercial success, the film earned considerable critical praise of Siri's slick direction, calling it "an art house version of the ''

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In 2007, he released a film called '' L'Ennemi Intime'' ("Intimate Enemies") treating personal aspect and psychological effects on individual personalities of the

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. It was the first film depicting the use of

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by the

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during the 1954-1962 conflict. He wrote with Julien Rappeneau and made a film biopic titled '' My Way'' (''Cloclo'') about a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer

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, portrayed by

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. It was released in France in March 2012 and in November of the same year, he was named a Chevalier at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2015, he directed the comedy film ''

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''. In 2016, he directed four episodes of the

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's TV series ''

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''. He is also credited as

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* 1965 births Living people People from Saint-Avold French people of Italian descent French film directors French music video directors University of Paris alumni French screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub