Cédric Jimenez (born 26 June 1976) is a French film producer,
film director
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and
screenwriter
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.
Career
Jimenez's 2014 film ''
The Connection'' (''La French''), starring Academy Award winner
Jean Dujardin
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, premiered at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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.
In 2015, he directed
an adaptation of
Laurent Binet's prize-winning novel ''
HHhH'', starring
Jason Clarke,
Rosamund Pike
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,
Mia Wasikowska,
Jack O'Connell and
Jack Reynor. The film was released the following year.
Personal life
In 2001, Jimenez had a daughter with French actress
Karole Rocher.
Jimenez was in a relationship with French director
Audrey Diwan, with whom he had two children, born in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Jimenez and Diwan separated in 2018.
Filmography
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
French people of Spanish descent
French film producers
French film directors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
Mass media people from Marseille
Filmmakers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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