Romain Goupil
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12 July 1951
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 Romain Goupil in 2010 | |
| Born | Romain-Pierre Charpentier 12 July 1951 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Romain-Pierre Charpentier (born 12 July 1951 in Paris), known professionally as Romain Goupil, is a French filmmaker. He won the César Award for Best First Film for Half a Life.[1] He was a college leader during the May 1968 civil unrest in France and was for a long time a trotskyist militant. During the 2000s decade he aligned with the positions of the Cercle de l'Oratoire, and supported Emmanuel Macron in 2017.[2]
Romain Goupil was born in an artist family. His father, Pierre Goupil (born in 1930), was a cinematographer. His grandmother, Lita Recio (1906–2006), was an actor well known for dubbing. She was married to singer Robert Charpentier, named Goupil (1896–1938). Romain Goupil lived in the Cité Montmartre-aux-artistes, where his grandparents also lived.[3][4]
