Krishna Levy, born on May 27, 1964, in
New Delhi
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India
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), is a French
film score
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composer. He studied music in USA but lives and works in
Paris
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France
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).
Filmography (selection)
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1995
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: ''
Fast'' directed by
Dante Desarthe.
*
1996 : ''
Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)'' directed by
Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015).
Life and career
Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...
.
*
1999
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: ''
Karnaval
''Karnaval'' is a French film directed by Thomas Vincent and was released 3 March 1999. The film was nominated for a César Award for Best Debut in 2000. At the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999 it won the Alfred Bauer Prize, a p ...
'' directed by
Thomas Vincent.
*
2000
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: ''Cours toujours'' directed by
Dante Desarthe.
*2001 in film, 2001 : ''Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue'' directed by Nabil Ayouch.
*2001 in film, 2001 : ''Quand on sera grand'' directed by Renaud Cohen
*2002 in film, 2002 : ''8 Women'' (8 Femmes) directed by François Ozon.
*2004 in film, 2004 : ''Je suis un assassin'' directed by
Thomas Vincent.
*2004 in film, 2004 : ''Le Dernier Trappeur'' directed by Nicolas Vanier.
*2006 in film, 2006 : ''Je me fais rare'' directed by
Dante Desarthe.
*2006 in film, 2006 : ''The Fall (2006 film), The Fall'' directed by Tarsem Singh.
*2007 in film, 2007 : ''Contre-enquête (film, 2007), Contre-enquête'' directed by Franck Mancuso.
*2008 in film, 2008 : ''Whatever Lola Wants'' directed by Nabil Ayouch.
*2008 in film, 2008 : ''Le Nouveau Protocole'' directed by
Thomas Vincent.
*2009 in film, 2009 : ''Je l'aimais'' directed by Zabou Breitman
*2009 in film, 2009 : ' directed by Nicolas Vanier.
*2011 in television, 2011 : ''1, 2, 3, voleurs'' directed by Gilles Mimouni (TV)
*2012 in film, 2012 : ''Je fais feu de tout bois'' directed by
Dante Desarthe.
*2013 in film, 2013 : ''Dancing in Jaffa'' directed by Hilla Medalia.
Awards
*2003 in film, 2003 : Étoiles d'or de la presse du cinéma français, Étoile d'or du compositeur de musique originale de films, for his score for the movie ''8 Women'', by François Ozon.
*2001 in film, 2001 : Prix "Mozart du 7ème art" at Festival d'Auxerre for ''Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue'', by Nabil Ayouch.
External links
''Krishna Levy fan site''(in both French and English)
''Krishna Levy''on Internet Movie Database
References
Interviewsa
krishnalevy.free.fr* CD booklets
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1964 births
French film score composers
French male film score composers
Living people