Emmanuel Finkiel

Emmanuel Finkiel (born 30 October 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director and actor.

Emmanuel Finkiel was born to a father who was born in France, whose parents and brother were rounded up in 1942 during the Vel d'Hiv roundup and then deported and killed in Auschwitz. His family came from Poland and one of his great-grandfathers was a rabbi.

He began his career in 1979 as an assistant director to Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Bertrand Tavernier. He initially worked as an assistant director for 16 years. His debut film, Voyages received Louis Delluc Prize and César Award for Best First Feature Film. Finkiel also received Prix Jean Vigo for his film Nulle part, terre promise. In 2019, he was nominated for César Award for Best Director and César Award for Best Adaptation for his film, Memoir of War.

Filmography

Director

Cinema

1999: Voyages 2000: Samedi 2000: Dimanche 2000: Lundi 2006: Les Européens 2009: Nulle part, terre promise 2012: Je suis 2016: A Decent Man 2017: Memoir of War

Television

1997: Regards d'enfance 2006: En marge des jours 2022: In Therapy (season 2, Claire episodes)

Actor

2003: Motus 2004: Le Pont des Arts 2004: The Beat That My Heart Skipped