Philippe Le Guay

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Philippe Le Guay
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Philippe Le Guay in 2014
Born (1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, actor
Years active1983–present
Relatives Dominique de Villepin (brother-in-law)
Marie de Villepin (niece)

Philippe Le Guay (born 22 October 1956) is a French screenwriter, film director and occasional actor. He studied film at the IDHEC and began his career as a screenwriter before directing his first feature film Les Deux Fragonard in 1989. He is known for his work on The Women on the 6th Floor (2010), which was well received at the French box office, and the César Award-nominated Bicycling with Molière (2013). [1]

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Filmography

As director/screenwriter

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorScreenwriter
1983Il ne faut jurer de rienYesShort film
1984Le ClouYesYesShort film
Audience Award (Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival)
1985GrosseYesShort film
198615 aoûtYesShort film
1987Cayenne PalaceYes
1989Les Deux FragonardYesYes
1989SandraYesAlso as actor
1990 Every Other Weekend Yes
1990OverseasYes Bayard d'Or for Best Screenplay
1992Lapse of MemoryYes
1992Urgence d'aimerYesYesTelefilm
1993Ascension ExpressYesTelefilm
1993Rhésus RoméoYesTelefilm
1995L'Année JulietteYesYes
1996Tout ce qui brilleYesTelefilm
1997 After Sex Yes
2001NightshiftYesYes
2003 The Cost of Living YesYes
2006Du jour au lendemainYesYes
2010 The Women on the 6th Floor YesYes
2011Vian Was His NameYesTelefilm
2011 My Little Princess Yes
2013 Bicycling with Molière YesYesAudience Award for Best in World Cinema (Sarasota Film Festival)
Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay
2015 Belles Familles Yes
2015 Floride YesYes
2018 Naked Normandy YesYes
2020 The Rose Maker (La fine fleur)Yes
2021 L'homme de la cave YesYes

As actor

YearTitleRole
1989SandraA diplomat
1991AoûtThe bar owner
1991TextilesThe regular patron
2014 Not My Type The moderator

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References

  1. "Philippe Le Guay". Canal+ .