Cast & creator
Alain Guiraudie
Best known for Marcians, Le Cercle, Stranger by the Lake
Alain Guiraudie (born July 15, 1964), is the son of a farming family in Villefranche-de-Rouergue in the southwest of France, where most of his films are set. His most successful film to date, Stranger by the Lake, won the Best Director Award in Un Certain Regard at Cannes as well as the Queer Palm. Also a novelist, he published his debut title “Ici commence la nuit” in 2014. His film Staying Vertical screened in competition at the 2016 Cannes film festival.
Also known as: 알랭 기로디
41
film credits
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television credits
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1990–2024 · acting roles
5.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (43)
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Marcians
Self
2017
Le Cercle
Self
2005
Stranger by the Lake
Philippe's Friend (uncredited)
2013Stranger by the Lake
Director
2013Stranger by the Lake
Screenplay
2013
Misericordia
Writer
2024Misericordia
Director
2024
Staying Vertical
Director
2016Staying Vertical
Screenplay
2016
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
2019
Nobody's Hero
Director
2022Nobody's Hero
Writer
2022
The King of Escape
Director
2009The King of Escape
Screenplay
2009
Time Has Come
Writer
2005Time Has Come
Director
2005
Les Yeux au Plafond
1993
Un petit cas de conscience
Mario
2002
That Old Dream That Moves
Director
2001That Old Dream That Moves
Writer
2001
No Rest for the Brave
Director
2003No Rest for the Brave
Writer
2003
Du possible
Lui-même
2006
On m'a volé mon adolescence
Director
2008
La force des choses
Writer
1997La force des choses
Director
1997La force des choses
Producer
1997
Heroes Never Die
1990Heroes Never Die
Writer
1990Heroes Never Die
Director
1990
Sunshine for the Poor
Carol Izba
2001Sunshine for the Poor
Director
2001Sunshine for the Poor
Writer
2001Sunshine for the Poor
Costume Design
2001
Straight Ahead Until Morning
Director
1994Straight Ahead Until Morning
Writer
1994Au Pic de Nore
Director
1996Au Pic de Nore
Writer
1996Au Pic de Nore
Editor
1996Au Pic de Nore
Director of Photography
1996
Après la lutte
Self
2006The Island
Director
The Island
Screenplay