Alain Guiraudie
July 15, 1964 · 62 years old
Alain Guiraudie (born July 15, 1964), is the son of a farming family in Villefranche-de-Rouergue in the southwest of France, where most of his films are set. His most successful film to date, Stranger by the Lake, won the Best Director Award in Un Certain Regard at Cannes as well as the Queer Palm.…
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5 titles
Stranger by the Lake
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this but wants to live out his passion anyway.
Misericordia
Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and an abbot's shady intentions.
Staying Vertical
A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.
Nobody's Hero
Christmas Eve is ruined by an act of terrorism in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. As the city descends into panic, thirty-something Mederic falls in love with older prostitute Isadora.
That Old Dream That Moves
A chronicle of the last days of a factory that is about to shut down. Among the workers forced to idle away until the end of the week, Jacques, a young technician is busy dismantling a machine while, without noticing it, turning o...