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''.
Festival de Cannes website He was also the recipient of the Youth Prize in Cannes for his film ''Casting
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''.
Arthur Joffé was born on 20 September 1953 in Paris. His first full-length feature film was ''Harem
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'', starring Ben Kingsley
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and Nastassja Kinski
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Filmography
* 1980 : ''La Découverte
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'' (short feature)
* 1982 : '' Merlin ou le cours de l'or'' (short feature)
* 1982 : ''Casting
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''
* 1985 : ''Harem
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''
* 1990 : '' Alberto Express''
* 1998 : ''Let There Be Light
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''
* 2004 : '' Ne quittez pas !''
* 2015 : '' Le Feu sacré'' (documentary)
References
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French film directors
1953 births
Living people
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni
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