Nicolas Philibert
January 10, 1951 · 75 years old
Nicolas Philibert (French: [filibɛʁ]; born 10 January 1951) is a French documentary filmmaker. He has directed films since 1978. At the 73rd Berlinale (2023), he receives the Golden Bear for his film "On the Adamant". Philibert's father was a film lecturer and he attended his talks in his youth. Th…
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To Be and to Have
A documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.
On the Adamant
Follows patients and caregivers at a psychiatric centre with a unique floating structure located in the middle of the Seine river in central Paris.
Nénette
A documentary on a 40-year-old orangutan that is locked behind bars.
Averroès & Rosa Parks
Follows two psychiatric units at the Esquirol Hospital in Paris.