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Arthur Joffé (born 20 September 1953) is a French film director, the son of the director and screenwriter
Alex Joffé Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Mari ...
.Philippe Rège, ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors'', volume 1, p. 538 He was awarded the Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 1982 Cannes film festival for his short film '' Merlin ou le cours de l'or''.Awards 1982 : Competition
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He was also the recipient of the Youth Prize in Cannes for his film ''
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''. Arthur Joffé was born on 20 September 1953 in Paris. His first full-length feature film was ''
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Filmography

* 1980 : ''
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'' (short feature) * 1982 : '' Merlin ou le cours de l'or'' (short feature) * 1982 : ''
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'' * 1985 : ''
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'' * 1990 : '' Alberto Express'' * 1998 : ''
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'' * 2004 : '' Ne quittez pas !'' * 2015 : '' Le Feu sacré'' (documentary)


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* French film directors 1953 births Living people Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni {{France-film-director-stub