Carine Tardieu

Carine Tardieu (born 22 September 1973) is a French film director and screenwriter, best known for The Ties That Bind Us, which won the César Award for Best Film.

Life and career Born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Tardieu studied cinema at the École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle. She then worked as an assistant director and scriptwriter on several films and TV-movies.

For her second feature film, The Dandelions (2012), Tardieu adapted the novel Du vent dans mes mollets with its author, Raphaële Moussafir. Her third feature, the comedy Just to Be Sure, was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2022, Tardieu directed The Young Lovers, based on an idea by Sólveig Anspach, which got Fanny Ardant a César Award for Best Actress nomination. Her following film, The Ties That Bind Us, had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. For this film Tardieu received César Award nominations for Best Director and for Best Adaptation, winning for the latter.

Filmography In Mom's Head (2007) The Dandelions (2012) Just to Be Sure (2017) The Young Lovers (2022) The Ties That Bind Us (2024)