About Alain Cavalier
Born 1931. Alain Cavalier is a French film director, screenwriter, actor, film editor, cinematographer and director.
Alain Cavalier (; born 14 September 1931) is a French film director.
Biography Cavalier was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. His film Pater premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
He was married to the French film actress and former Miss France winner Irène Tunc.
Filmography 1958 : Un Américain (court métrage) 1962 : Le Combat dans l'île 1964 : L'Insoumis 1967 : Mise à sac 1968 : La Chamade 1976 : Le Plein de super 1979 : Ce répondeur ne prend pas de message 1979 : Martin et Léa 1981 : Un étrange voyage 1986 : Thérèse 1987 : 24 portraits d'Alain Cavalier (1ère partie) 1991 : 24 portraits d'Alain Cavalier (2ème partie) 1993 : Libera me 1996 : La Rencontre 1998 : Georges de la Tour (documentaire) 2000 : Vies 2001 : René 2004 : Le Filmeur 2005 : Bonnard (moyen-métrage) 2007 : Les Braves (documentaire) 2007 : Lieux saints (moyen-métrage) 2009 : Irène 2009 : Sept gouttes de sommeil (moyen-métrage) 2011 : Pater 2014 : Le Paradis 2015 : Le Caravage 2017 : Six portraits XL 2019 : To Be Alive and Know It 2022 : L'Amitié
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French film director
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Alain Cavalier was born on 14 September 1931 in Vendôme.
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Alain Cavalier is a film director, screenwriter, actor, film editor, cinematographer and director.
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