Cédric Klapisch

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Cédric Klapisch (born September 4, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a French director , actor and screenwriter .

Life

Klapisch was born to Jewish parents. His grandparents were deported to Auschwitz during the Second World War and died in the concentration camp .

After completing his baccalaureate , Klapisch first studied philosophy . He broke off his studies, however, in order to apply to the film school La fémis in 1982 . The application was ultimately rejected. Then he began studying film studies . In his thesis entitled “Le non-sens au cinéma, 6ème sens du 7ème art” he dealt with Tex Avery , Woody Allen and the Marx Brothers . Another application to La fémis was also rejected.

In 1984 Klapisch moved to the USA and attended New York University for two years . Between 1983 and 1985 he made his first short films. After graduating, he returned to France and made some documentaries for French television. His first success was in 1989 with the short film Ce qui me meut, which earned him a César nomination in 1990 . With Small Fish, Big Fish , he made his first feature film in 1992 , for which he was again nominated for a César.

With ... and everyone is looking for their kitten , Klapisch created a particularly successful neighborhood study in 1996, which unfolds its effect through its authenticity. For this he was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale , among other things . In the same year, the film Typisch Familie !, which drew over two million viewers to cinemas in France, was also released. The film was awarded three Césars, including Klapisch the award in the Best Screenplay category. In 1998 he founded the production company Ce qui me meut with Bruno Lévy , named after one of his short films.

In 1999, Klapisch made the science fiction film Peut-être, which turned out to be a flop and mostly received negative reviews. With his next film, the low-budget production L'auberge espagnole , he was able to celebrate success again. In commercial terms, the film has become his most successful film to date, with over five million viewers worldwide; among other things he was nominated for the European Film Award. The 2005 sequel L'auberge espagnole - Wiedersehen in St. Petersburg was able to build on the success of the first part and also received positive feedback from critics.

In 2008, Klapisch completed the episode film So is Paris . Based on the socially critical comedies of the Briton Ken Loach, he wrote and shot a French version of the Feelgood film with Mein Piece vom Kuchen (2010).

Filmography

Awards (selection)

César

European film award

Berlinale

Brisbane International Film Festival

  • 2003: audience award

Gijón International Film Festival 2002

    • nominated for the best film

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

    • 2002: nominated for the Crystal Globe

Prix ​​Lumières

Sydney International Film Festival

  • 2003: audience award

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cédric Klapisch, europhile filmmaker  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved June 23, 2009@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cafebabel.com  
  2. ↑ a b c Film-Zeit: Biographie ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 23, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.film-zeit.de
  3. ↑ Cédric Klapisch - biography , accessed on June 23, 2009
  4. ↑ Lucy Mazdon (Ed.), France on Film. Columbia University Press, New York 2001. p. 165
  5. ↑ cf. Klaus Schüle: Paris, the cultural construction of the French metropolis. Leske + Budrich, Opladen 2003, p. 178, ISBN 3-8100-3581-5
  6. ↑ Audience figures from Typical Family! , accessed June 23, 2009
  7. ^ Audience figures for L'auberge espagnole ; Retrieved June 23, 2009
  8. ^ European Film Academy: Nominees 2002 , accessed June 23, 2009

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personal data
SURNAME Clever, Cédric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French director, actor and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuilly-sur-Seine , France