Philippe Lioret

Born in Paris in 1955, Lioret started his film career in the 1980's as a sound engineer, working on films like La Lectrice, by Michel Deville, and Robert Altman's Beyond Therapy. In 1993, Lioret directed his first feature, Tombés du Ciel (Fallen from the Sky), starring Jean Rochefort, which premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Since then he has directed seven other films, ranging from romantic comedies to melodramas, as well as a couple of social dramas.… (more)