Emmanuel Finkiel

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Emmanuel Finkiel
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Emmanuel Finkiel in 2018
Born (1961-10-30) 30 October 1961 (age 64)
Boulogne-Billancourt
OccupationsFilm director, actor

Emmanuel Finkiel (born 30 October 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director and actor. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [4] His family came from Poland and one of his great-grandfathers was a rabbi. [5]

He began his career in 1979 as an assistant director to Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Bertrand Tavernier. [6] 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. [7] [8] Finkiel also received Prix Jean Vigo for his film Nulle part, terre promise. [9] In 2019, he was nominated for César Award for Best Director and César Award for Best Adaptation for his film, Memoir of War. [10]

Filmography

Director

Cinema

Television

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

Actor

References

  1. "'Voyages': Banality of the Present Obscures Memory's Pain". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. Cécile (2018-09-26). ""The Pain" of Emmanuel Finkiel nominated to compete for the Oscars – just focus" . Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. chang (2018-08-15). "Interview: Emmanuel Finkiel on Adapting Marguerite Duras' Semi-Autobiographical Work in MEMOIR OF WAR". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/history-haunts-filmmaker-s-jewish-stories-3052403.php
  5. https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/memoir-of-war/
  6. https://iffr.com/en/person/emmanuel-finkiel
  7. "Action! Emmanuel Finkiel. Réalisateur de "Voyages".Filmer de dos, à bonne distance". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  8. Indiewire (2001-01-30). "REVIEW: "Voyages" with France's Best First Film Director, Emmanuel Finkiel". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  9. "CINÉMA Emmanuel Finkiel lauréat du 57e prix Jean-Vigo". La Croix (in French). 2008-05-05. ISSN   0242-6056. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  10. "Mélanie Thierry and Emmanuel Finkiel in New York – Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-07-14.