Ruben Alves

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Ruben Alves, 2020

Ruben Alves (born January 9, 1980 in Paris ) is a French - Portuguese director and actor .

Life

Alves was born in Paris as the son of Portuguese guest workers. At 20 he became a full-time actor and initially played minor roles in French television productions and in some short films.

Apart from a short film in 2002, he made his directorial debut in 2013 with the immigrant comedy La cage dourée . The film is inspired by his parents' biography, and Alves has a small guest role there himself. The plant was a great success in France and Portugal, and has since been launched in a number of other countries, including Australia . In 2013 it became the most viewed film of the year in Portugal. In Germany it was released as Portugal, mon amour .

Most recently, Alves played in Yves Saint Laurent , a biopic about the life of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent .

Filmography

Actor (selection)

Direction and script

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Interview with director Ruben Alves, article from December 24, 2013 on The Adelaide Review website , accessed October 18, 2015
  2. Article from September 10, 2013 at cineuropa.org, accessed on October 18, 2015