Alain Guiraudie (; 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.
Career His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where he won the award for Best Director.
In 2014, he won the Prix Sade for his novel Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit).Alex Wermer-Colan, "Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s 'Now the Night Begins'". Los Angeles Review of Books, July 13, 2018.
Personal life Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence. He is gay.
Filmography
Feature films YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes2001Sunshine for the Poor Du soleil pour les gueuxAlso producer and actorThat Old Dream That MovesCe vieux rêve qui bougePrix Jean Vigo2003No Rest for the BravePas de repos pour les braves2005Time Has ComeVoici venu le temps2009The King of EscapeLe roi de l'évasion2013Stranger by the Lake L'Inconnu du lacQueer Palm winnerUn Certain Regard Best Director winner2016Staying VerticalRester vertical2022Nobody's HeroViens je t'emmène2024MisericordiaMiséricordeLouis Delluc Prize
Short films YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes1990Heroes Never DieLes Héros sont immortelsAlso actor1994Straight Ahead Until MorningTout droit jusqu'au matin1998La Force des choses2019Lighthouse segment in 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
Other credits Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorActor 1993 Les Yeux au plafond Short film 2002 Un petit cas de conscience 2008 On m'a volé mon adolescence Telefilm
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