Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with
Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine (born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+.
Director of the TV program '' Guignols de l'info'' for many years, he currently writes TV programs abo ...
.
Life and career
In 2004 he wrote, directed, and starred in ''
Aaltra
''Aaltra'' is a 2004 Belgian French-language deadpan black comedy film directed and written by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won four awards and was nominated for three others.
Plot
Benoit Delepine plays a harassed busine ...
'' with
Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine (born 30 August 1958) is a French comedian and film director. He is known for his satirical activities on TV channel Canal+.
Director of the TV program '' Guignols de l'info'' for many years, he currently writes TV programs abo ...
. Also with Delépine, he has directed and starred in ''
Avida
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'', which was screened out of competition at the 2006
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
. The duos film ''
Louise-Michel'' won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...
. Their 2010 film ''
Mammuth
''Mammuth'' is a 2010 French drama film directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. For her role, Yolande Moreau was nominated for Best Actress at t ...
'' starred
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...
and
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for ''Possession'' (1981), ''O ...
. It was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the
60th Berlin International Film Festival
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.
Their 2012 film ''
Le Grand Soir'' competed in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...
where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Selected filmography
As actor
As filmmaker
References
External links
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1962 births
French film directors
Living people
French people of Breton descent
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French film producers
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
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