Alain Guiraudie

Biography

The director was born in 1964, 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.

Known for

Stranger by the Lake

June 12, 2013

Sunshine for the Poor

March 7, 2001

Heroes Never Die

January 1, 1990

Un petit cas de conscience

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2017	Marcians	Self
2013	Stranger by the Lake	Philippe's Friend (uncredited)
2002	Un petit cas de conscience	Mario
2001	Sunshine for the Poor	Carol Izba
1993	Les Yeux au Plafond
1990	Heroes Never Die

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	Misericordia	Writer
2024	Misericordia	Director
2022	Nobody's Hero	Director
2022	Nobody's Hero	Writer
2019	30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing	Director
2016	Staying Vertical	Director
2016	Staying Vertical	Screenplay
2013	Stranger by the Lake	Screenplay
2013	Stranger by the Lake	Director
2009	The King of Escape	Screenplay
2009	The King of Escape	Director
2008	On m'a volé mon adolescence	Director
2005	Time Has Come	Director
2005	Time Has Come	Writer
2003	No Rest for the Brave	Writer
2003	No Rest for the Brave	Director
2001	That Old Dream That Moves	Director
2001	That Old Dream That Moves	Writer
2001	Sunshine for the Poor	Costume Design
2001	Sunshine for the Poor	Writer
2001	Sunshine for the Poor	Director
1997	La force des choses	Writer
1997	La force des choses	Director
1997	La force des choses	Producer
1996	Au Pic de Nore	Writer
1996	Au Pic de Nore	Director
1994	Straight Ahead Until Morning	Director
1994	Straight Ahead Until Morning	Writer
1990	Heroes Never Die	Director
1990	Heroes Never Die	Writer