Laurent Achard (17 April 1964 – 25 March 2024) was a French film director and screenwriter.[1]
Born in the Yonne department on 17 April 1964, Achard experienced a difficult childhood. He was "saved" when a school lent him a copy of Cahiers du Cinéma.[2] He moved to Paris and failed the entrance exam for La Fémis, but met Sólveig Anspach, who introduced him to film producer Maurice Tinchant[fr].[2] He directed his first film with Pierre Grise Productions, a short film titled Qu'en savent les morts?.