Gilles Mimouni

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Gilles Mimouni (French: [mimuni] ; born 1956) is a French architect and film director. He is mainly known for the feature film L'Appartement (1996) - a tense romantic thriller starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Romane Bohringer, and he acted as executive producer for its U.S remake Wicker Park (2004). [1]

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References

  1. "This `Wicker Park' doesn't hit home" Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-08-13.