Albert Dupontel is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up comedian. In February 1998, his film Bernie took the Grand Prize at the 9th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival which was attended by Dupontel.
Christophe Barratier is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist.
Sachs' Disease is a 1999 French drama film directed by Michel Deville from a novel by Martin Winckler. It won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Prix Méliès, and received César nominations for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Writing.
A Self-Made Hero is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on the novel by Jean-François Deniau.
Molière is a 1978 French drama film directed by Ariane Mnouchkine. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
Locked Out is a 2006 French film directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, and written by him in collaboration with Guillaume Laurant.
The Clink of Ice is a 2010 French black comedy film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. The plot centers on Charles, an alcoholic writer who is confronted by an incarnation of his own cancer. The film's original French title is Le Bruit des glaçons, which literally means "The noise of ice cubes".
Bernie is a 1996 French film directed by Albert Dupontel.
The Prey is a 2011 French action thriller directed by Éric Valette, written by Laurent Turner and Luc Bossi, and starring Albert Dupontel as an escaped criminal who must outwit a dogged cop while he attempts to rescue his daughter from a serial killer.
9 Month Stretch is a 2013 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Albert Dupontel. It was nominated for six categories at the 39th César Awards including Best Film and Best Director and Best Actor for Dupontel, winning Best Actress for its co-star Sandrine Kiberlain and Best Original Screenplay.
The Creator is a 1999 French film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel.
Cash Truck is a 2004 French action thriller film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, who co-wrote the script with Eric Besnard. It was remade in English by director Guy Ritchie in 2021 as Wrath of Man.
The Car Keys is a 2003 French mockumentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Laurent Baffie.
Louise Hires a Contract Killer is a 2008 French comedy film written and directed by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won the Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay in 2009.
Not My Type is a 2014 French-Belgian romance film directed by Lucas Belvaux and starring Émilie Dequenne and Loïc Corbery. It was based on the 2011 novel Pas son genre by Philippe Vilain. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Actors is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier.
Philippe Duquesne is a French actor.
The First, the Last is a Belgian-French drama film written, directed by and starring Bouli Lanners. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Europa Cinemas Label. It received eight nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director for Lanners.
See You Up There is a 2017 French historical war drama film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, adapted from the 2013 novel The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre.
Catherine Bozorgan is a French film producer.
