Pierre Salvadori

Pierre Salvadori (born 8 November 1964) is a French film director from Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco, known for works on romantic comedies such as Priceless and The Trouble with You (2018).

Life and career In 1989, Salvadori wrote his first screenplay, which would then become the hit film (Wild Target), which he directed in 1993. The film garnered the young director a César nomination for Best First Work, though he had already tested his directorial capabilities the year before with the short film Ménage.

Cible émouvante was remade in London by Jonathan Lynn as Wild Target (2009).

In 1995, Salvadori began working with Marie Trintignant and Guillaume Depardieu, whom he cast in the highly successful films The Apprentices and Comme elle respire. And in 2000, Salvadori switched gears from comedy to the dark thriller The Sandmen.

He was awarded the ‘Itinérances’ prize in 2023 by the Alès Film Festival – Itinérances.

In 2026, Salvadori directed The Electric Kiss, a romantic tragicomedy set in the Paris art world of the Roaring Twenties, which opened the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

As filmmaker

Television L'@mour est à réinventer (1996) – TV series, 1 episode Le détour (2000) – TV film

Actor L'histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse (1994) The Banned Woman (1997) La femme du cosmonaute (1998) White Lies (1998) Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (2005)