Philippe Garrel
Known for DirectingBorn 1948-04-06Boulogne Billancourt, France
Philippe Garrel (French: [gaʁɛl]; born 6 April 1948; Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy are the parents of actors Louis Garrel and Esther Garrel.
Philippe Garrel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1948, the son of actor Maurice Garrel and his wife. His brother, Thierry Garrel, is a producer. The younger Garrel became interested in film and started his career early, influenced by the new work of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. At the age of 16, Garrel wrote and directed his first film, Les Enfants désaccordés, in 1964.
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His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival , Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival. His works often deal with the theme of the disruptive youth of the 1960s, of which he was a part of. He has directed students of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art where he teaches acting classes. He also staged, in his films several of his friends and family members.
Known for
La deuxième femme
2008 · as Self
The Inner Scar
1972 · as Man / Devil
Anemone
1968 · as Philippe, le réalisateur
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992 · as Le Fiancé d'Opra
Cinématon
1978 · as N°193
The Crystal Cradle
1976
Last Cry
1988
Emergency Kisses
1989 · as Mathieu
Cinématon XX
1982 · as N°193
nico/philippe garrel - Arsenal
1986 · as self
L'Enfant Secret
1982 · as Psychiatric patient
Philippe Garrel - Portrait d'un artiste
1999 · as Philippe Garrel
Zanzibar à Saint-Sulpice
2007 · as Self
The Virgin's Bed
1969 · as Apostle
Le meurtre du père
1968 · as The Son
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
The Blue of the Origins
1979
Souvenirs souvenirs
2008 · as Self