Laurent Heynemann

Laurent Heyneman (born 9 November 1948) is a French film director and screenwriter for film and television. Many of his films cover political subjects.

Life and career Laurent Heynemann was born on 9 November 1948, in Paris, into a Jewish family. He was an assistant in his early career to film directors Bertrand Tavernier, Yves Boisset, and Michel Mitrani. He also directed A Man of Honor, a film about politician Pierre Bérégovoy. The 2019 film was about a woman who leaves her husband to marry a man at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

Heynemann was awarded title of Commander (Commandeur) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2010 and, a year later in 2011, that of Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour. (The Bit Between the Teeth; 1979) (1983) (1987) Un aller simple (One Way Ticket; 2001)

Television Le Dernier Civil (1984), television series based on the Ernst Glaeser book, The Last Civilian (2007); made for television film (or Pierre Laval, The Collaborator; 2022); made for television film