Robert Guédiguian

Directing·Dec 3, 1953·Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French filmmaker, producer and actor. Most known for Marius and Jeannette (1997) and Gloria Mundi (2019), his films usually star his wife Ariane Ascaride or Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France. He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine. Like Marcel Pagnol and René Allio before him, he anchors his films in social reality. His films are strongly marked by the local and regional environment of the city of Marseille, and in particular L'Estaque (north-west Marseille), for example in Marius et Jeannette. His 2011 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Guédiguian signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages. Source: Article "Robert Guédiguian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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And the Party Goes On2023 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Mali Twist2022 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
Gloria Mundi2019 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The House by the Sea2017 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad2015 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Ariane's Thread2014 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Snows of Kilimanjaro2011 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Army of Crime2009 · Director	Director
Lady Jane2008 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Armenia2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Last Mitterrand2005 · Director	Director
My Father is an Engineer2004 · Director	Director
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves2002 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Town Is Quiet2000 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Charge!2000 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Where the Heart Is1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
L'argent fait le bonheur1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Marius and Jeannette1997 · Narrateur (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer	Narrateur (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer
'Till Death Do Us Part1995 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Dieu vomit les tièdes1991 · Director	Director
Ki lo sa?1986 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
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