Alain Guiraudie
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Born15 July 1964
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Yearsactive1990-present
Alain Guiraudie | |
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 Guiraudie in 2009 | |
| Born | 15 July 1964 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his gay erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake (2013), and has directed mostly LGBT-related films since the 1990s.
His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[1] where he won the award for Best Director.[2]
In 2014, he won the Prix Sade for his novel Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit).[3]
Personal life
Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence.[4] He is openly gay.[5]
