Martin Bourboulon

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Martin Bourboulon
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Bourboulon in 2020
Born (1979-06-27) 27 June 1979 (age 44) [1]
France [1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1999–present

Martin Bourboulon (born 27 June 1979) is a French film director and screenwriter. [1] He directed the films Daddy or Mommy (2015), Daddy or Mommy 2 (2016), Eiffel (2021), The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) and The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023).

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Career

Son of film producer Frédéric Bourboulon, [1] he started his career as an assistant director in films such as Pierre Jolivet's My Little Business (1999), Roland Joffé's Vatel (2000), Mathieu Kassovitz's The Crimson Rivers (2000), Bertrand Tavernier's Safe Conduct (2002), Jonathan Demme's The Truth About Charlie (2002), Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Bon Voyage (2003), Frédéric Auburtin's San-Antonio (2004), Thomas Vincent's The Hook (2004), and Jeanne Labrune's Cause toujours ! (2004). [1] [2]

Bourboulon made his directorial debut in 2003 with the short film Sale Hasard. In 2007, he directed his second short film, Emprise. He then directed feature films such as the comedy Daddy or Mommy (2015) and its sequel Daddy or Mommy 2 (2016), [1] the romantic drama Eiffel (2021), [1] and the epic adventure saga The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) [3] [4] and The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023). [5] [6]

In June 2023, it was announced that Bourboulon will direct a television series for Apple TV+ titled Carême, about the world's first celebrity chef, Marie-Antoine Carême, starring Benjamin Voisin in the title role and also Jérémie Renier and Lyna Khoudri. [7]

In December 2023, Bourboulon announced that he will direct the film 13 jours, 13 nuits dans l'enfer de Kaboul, about the evacuation of Afghan civilians by French police during the fall of Kabul in 2021. Shooting is set to begin in spring 2024. [8]

Influences

Bourboulon has cited Time of the Gypsies (1989), Elephant (2003), The Things of Life (1970), Little Girl Blue (2023), and Les Bronzés (1978) as his favorite films. [9]

Filmography

Director

Feature films

Short films

  • 2003: Sale Hasard
  • 2007: Emprise

Assistant director

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
2015 L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival Audience Award – Best Film Daddy or Mommy Won [10]

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