
Philippe Garrel
Biography
Philippe Garrel (French: [gaʁɛl]; born 6 April 1948; Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy are the parents of actors Louis Garrel and Esther Garrel.
Philippe Garrel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1948, the son of actor Maurice Garrel and his wife. His brother, Thierry Garrel, is a producer. The younger Garrel became interested in film and started his career early, influenced by the new work of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.
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At the age of 16, Garrel wrote and directed his first film, Les Enfants désaccordés, in 1964.
His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival , Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival. His works often deal with the theme of the disruptive youth of the 1960s, of which he was a part of. He has directed students of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art where he teaches acting classes. He also staged, in his films several of his friends and family members.
Known for
Lover for a DayDirector, Screenplay6.2
JealousyDirector, Screenplay6.0
In the Shadow of WomenWriter, Director5.5
A Burning Hot SummerDirector, Screenplay5.1
Regular LoversDirector, Screenplay6.9
The Salt of TearsDirector, Screenplay5.5
Frontier of DawnDirector, Screenplay5.4
The Inner ScarMan / Devil, Director, Writer6.6
Le RévélateurDirector, Writer6.5
L'Enfant SecretPsychiatric patient, Director, Writer6.8
Les Hautes solitudesDirector6.9
I Can No Longer Hear the GuitarDirector, Screenplay7.1
Filmography
- TBALa bande des quatreFilm
- 2023The PloughFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2020The Salt of TearsFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2017Lover for a DayFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2015In the Shadow of WomenFilm: Writer, Director
- 2013JealousyFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2012Jardins clandestinsFilm
- 2011A Burning Hot SummerFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2010Philippe Garrel à Digne (Premier voyage)Film
- 2010Philippe Garrel à Digne (Second voyage)Film
- 2009Frontier of DawnFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2005Regular LoversFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 2001Wild InnocenceFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1999Philippe Garrel - Portrait d'un artisteFilm: Philippe Garrel
- 1999The Wind of the NightFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1996The Phantom HeartFilm: Writer, Director
- 1993The Birth of LoveFilm: Director, Writer
- 1992Golem, the Spirit of ExileFilm: Le Fiancé d'Opra
- 1991I Can No Longer Hear the GuitarFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1989Emergency KissesFilm: Mathieu, Director, Writer
- 1989The Ministries of ArtFilm: Director
- 1989ClaraFilm: Director
- 1988Last CryFilm
- 1985She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun LampsFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1984Liberty at NightFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years AfterFilm: Louis (segment 3), Director, Writer
- 1982Cinématon XXFilm: N°193
- 1982Cinématon N°193 Philippe GarrelFilm
- 1979Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier...Film
- 1979The Blue of the OriginsFilm: Director, Writer
- 1979L'Enfant SecretFilm: Psychiatric patient, Director, Writer
- 1978CinématonFilm: N°193
- 1978Journey to the Garden of the DeadFilm: Writer, Director
- 1976The Crystal CradleFilm: Director, Writer
- 1975An Angel PassesFilm: Director, Writer
- 1974Les Hautes solitudesFilm: Director
- 1972AthanorFilm: Director, Writer
- 1972The Inner ScarFilm: Man / Devil, Director, Writer
- 1969The Virgin's BedFilm: Apostle, Director, Writer
- 1968ConcentrationFilm: Writer, Director
- 1968Le RévélateurFilm: Director, Writer
- 1968Actua 1Film: Director, Writer
- 1968WertherFilm
- 1968CinétractsFilm: Director
- 1968Le meurtre du pèreFilm: The Son
- 1968Marie for MemoryFilm: Director, Writer
- 1968AnemoneFilm: Philippe, le réalisateur, Director, Writer
- 1967Young Cinema: Godard and His EmulatorsFilm: Writer, Director
- 1967Polnareff, Zouzou & Les Bonbons MagiquesFilm: Director
- 1967Handa or SophisticationFilm: Writer, Director
- 1967Young People and MoneyFilm: Writer, Director
- 1967Ronnie Bird - Les Bon MotsFilm: Director, Writer
- 1967Bouton RougeFilm: Writer, Director
- 1967Bouton RougeSeries: Writer, Director (29 episodes)
- 1967The Lost PathsFilm: Director
- 1965Right of AccessFilm: Director, Writer
- 1964Children Out of TuneFilm: Director, Writer
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