Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television.
He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2014
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was ...
for ''
The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'', a comedic interpretation of a rumoured abduction of the writer
Michel Houellebecq, starring Houellebecq as himself.
His 2015 film ''
Valley of Love
''Valley of Love'' is a 2015 French film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert. It tells the story of two French people who used to be a couple and had a son 25 years ago. They reunite after the son's deat ...
'' was selected to compete for the
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...
at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separat ...
.
Bibliography
* ''Zoocity'' (1996)
* ''Le Saint des seins'' (1996)
* ''C'est juste une balade américaine'' (1997)
* ''Le Destin est une putain'' (1998)
* ''Jack Mongoly'' (1998)
* ''Monsieur Chance'' (1998)
* ''Le Poulpe, le film : pour l'attendrir, faut taper dessus'' (1998)
* ''L'Honneur perdu de Georges Blesse'' (2000)
* ''Des brutes et des méchants'' (2001)
Filmography
;Director
* ''
Les Enfants volants'' (1990)
* ''
La Vie crevée'' (1992, TV)
* ''
Faut pas rire du bonheur
Faut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Corinne Faut (born 1960), Belgian general
*Jean Faut (1925–2023), starting pitcher who played from 1946 through 1953
*Volly De Faut (1904–1973), American jazz reed player
See also '' (1994)
* ''
Le Poulpe'' (1998)
* ''
A Private Affair'' (2002)
* ''
That Woman'' (2003)
* ''
Le Concile de Pierre'' (2006)
* ''
The Key'' (2007)
* ''
La reine des connes'' (2009, TV)
* ''
Virgin's Kiss'' (2009)
* ''
Holiday
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'' (2010)
* ''
L'Affaire Gordji : Histoire d'une cohabitation'' (2012, TV)
* ''
The Nun'' (''La Religieuse'') (2013)
* ''
The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'' (''L'Enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq'') (2014)
* ''
The Valley of Love'' (2015)
* ''
The End'' (2016)
* ''
To the Ends of the World'' (2018)
* ''
Thalasso'' (2019)
* ''
Twice Upon a Time'' (2019)
;Actor
* ''
I Stand Alone'' (''Seul contre tous'') (1998)
* ''
Le Poulpe'' (1998)
* ''
That Woman'' (2003)
* ''
Cliente'' (2008)
* ''
Turning Tide
''Turning Tide'' (original title: ''En solitaire'') is a 2013 French drama film directed by Christophe Offenstein.
Plot
Yann Kermadec has short notice to replace the main skipper in the Vendée Globe. After a few days of racing, Yann is first bu ...
'' (2013)
References
External links
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1966 births
20th-century French male actors
French crime fiction writers
French film directors
Living people
21st-century French male actors
French male film actors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French-language film directors
French male novelists
20th-century French novelists
21st-century French novelists
20th-century French male writers
21st-century French male writers