Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Gilles Paquet-Brenner (born 14 September 1974) is a French director and screenwriter. He is the son of the opera singer Ève Brenner. Paquet-Brenner's first feature film in 2001, Pretty Things, won an award at the Deauville American Film Festival. In 2007, Paquet-Brenner directed the low-budget and direct-to-DVD but generally positively received film, Walled In.

In 2015, he directed the mystery film Dark Places starring Charlize Theron and based on the novel written by Gillian Flynn.

Filmography Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1998 13 Minutes in the Life of Josh and Anna Short film 2000 Le Marquis Short film; also as cinematographer 2001 Pretty Things Deauville American Film Festival - Prix Michel d'Ornano 2003 Payoff 2007 U.V. 2007 Gomez vs Tavarès 2007 Walled In 2010 Sarah's Key Tokyo International Film Festival - Best DirectorTokyo International Film Festival - Audience Award 2015 Dark Places 2017 Crooked House