Laurent Heynemann
French film director, screenwriter (born 1948)
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Laurent Heyneman (born 9 November 1948) is a French film director and screenwriter for film and television. Many of his films cover political subjects.[1]
9 November 1948
Marion Monestier
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| Born | Laurent Louis Heynemann 9 November 1948 Paris, France |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Huppert (divorced), Marion Monestier |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2010) Knight of the Legion of Honour (2011) |
Life and career
Laurent Heynemann was born on 9 November 1948, in Paris, into a Jewish family.[2][3][4][5] He was an assistant in his early career to film directors Bertrand Tavernier, Yves Boisset, and Michel Mitrani.[1][6]
He was married to film director Caroline Huppert, and they have two children.[7]
Heynemann directed René Bousquet, or The Grand Arrangement (2007), a made for television film about the French police chief Rene Bousquet.[8] He also directed A Man of Honor, a film about politician Pierre Bérégovoy.[1] His film Un aller simple (One Way Ticket; 2001) was adapted from the novel of the same name by Didier Van Cauwelaert, and addresses integration, immigration, and racism.[9] The 2019 film An Irrepressible Woman was about a woman who leaves her husband to marry a man at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.[10][11]
Heynemann was awarded title of Commander (Commandeur) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2010 and, a year later in 2011, that of Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour.[7][12]
Filmography
Film
- The Question (1977); an adaptation of the book La Question (1958) by Henri Alleg[6][13]
- Le Mors aux Dents (The Bit Between the Teeth; 1979)[2]
- Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981)[14][15]
- Stella (1983 film) (1983)[2][16]
- Les Mois d'Avril sont meurtriers (1987)[2]
- Faux et Usage de Faux (1990)[2]
- The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)[2][17][18][19]
- Un aller simple (One Way Ticket; 2001)[2]
- An Irrepressible Woman (2019)[4][12][20][21]
Television
- Le Dernier Civil (1984), television series based on the Ernst Glaeser book, The Last Civilian
- René Bousquet, or The Grand Arrangement (2007); made for television film[8]
- La Rupture (2013 film) (2013); made for television film[22]
- Laval, Le Collaborateur (or Pierre Laval, The Collaborator; 2022); made for television film[23]