Biography (2)
Born in 1953 in the neighbourhood of l’Estaque, Marseille, to an Armenian father and German mother. In the mid-70’s he moved to Paris to study Economics and Social Sciences. He debuted as a director in 1980 with Dernier été, in conjunction with Franck le Wita and whose story takes place in his old neighbourhood. For this film he surrounded himself with a group of friends, technicians and actors, headed by Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan and JeanPierre Darroussin, who… (more)
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The Neighborhood Filmmaker (2012)
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Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
La Plus Précieuse des marchandises |
| 2023 |
And the Party Goes On |
| 2022 |
Goodnight Soldier |
| 2021 |
Mali Twist |
| 2020 |
The Big Hit |
| 2019 |
Gloria Mundi |
| 2017 |
The House by the Sea |
The Young Karl Marx |
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| 2015 |
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad |
| 2014 |
Au fil d'Ariane |
| 2013 |
Les Déferlantes (TV movie) |
My Sweet Pepperland |
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| 2011 |
La Vie en miettes (TV movie) |
| 2010 |
Les Amants naufragés (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Lady Jane |
| 2007 |
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris |
| 2006 |
Last of the Crazy People, The |
Le Voyage en Arménie |
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| 2005 |
The Last Mitterrand |
| 2004 |
Bad Spelling |
My Father Is an Engineer |
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| 2002 |
Marie-Jo et ses deux amours |
| 2000 |
Charge! |
The Town Is Quiet |
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| 1997 |
Marius et Jeannette |
| 1995 |
Til Death Do Us Part |
| 1991 |
Le Cri du cochon |
| 1989 |
Montalvo and the Child |
Un tour de manège |
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| 1985 |
Ki lo sa ? |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Le Monde de Kaleb |
| 2013 |
Notre Monde |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1992 |
C'est trop con |
| 1990 |
Le Coupeur d'eau |
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
And the Party Goes On |
| 2021 |
Mali Twist |
| 2019 |
Gloria Mundi |
| 2017 |
The House by the Sea |
| 2015 |
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad |
| 2014 |
Au fil d'Ariane |
| 2011 |
The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
| 2009 |
Army of Crime |
| 2008 |
Lady Jane |
| 2006 |
Le Voyage en Arménie |
| 2005 |
The Last Mitterrand |
| 2004 |
My Father Is an Engineer |
| 2002 |
Marie-Jo et ses deux amours |
| 2000 |
Charge! |
The Town Is Quiet |
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| 1998 |
Where the Heart Is |
| 1997 |
Marius et Jeannette |
| 1995 |
Til Death Do Us Part |
| 1993 |
L'Argent fait le bonheur |
| 1989 |
Dieu vomit les tièdes |
| 1985 |
Ki lo sa ? |
Rouge midi |
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| 1981 |
Dernier été |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Let them grow up here |
| Short | |
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| 2010 |
We Work Here, We Live Here, We Stay Here! |
| 1997 |
We, France's Undocumented Immigrants |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
And the Party Goes On |
| 2021 |
Mali Twist |
| 2019 |
Gloria Mundi |
| 2017 |
The House by the Sea |
| 2015 |
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad |
| 2014 |
Au fil d'Ariane |
| 2011 |
The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
| 2009 |
Army of Crime |
| 2006 |
Le Voyage en Arménie |
| 2000 |
Charge! |
The Town Is Quiet |
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| 1998 |
Where the Heart Is |
| 1997 |
Marius et Jeannette |
| 1995 |
Til Death Do Us Part |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Rendezvous in Kiruna |
| 2002 |
Lulu |
| 1997 |
Marius et Jeannette - narrator |
| 1990 |
L'Ami Giono : Jofroi de la Maussan (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Il était une fois Marseille |
| 2019 |
Arménie(s), le temps des artistes |
| 2012 |
The Neighborhood Filmmaker |
| 2010 |
Sodankylä ikuisesti (series) |
| 2008 |
Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours |
| 2003 |
Il était une fois... (series) |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
Le Cercle du cinéma |
| 1995 |
Lo + plus |