Director

Jacques Audiard

1952

Who they are

Born: 30 April 1952, Paris, France
Known for: Read My Lips, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet

Jacques Audiard (born 1952, Paris) is a French director and screenwriter, and the son of screenwriter-director Michel Audiard. He is known for intense, genre-inflected dramas about outsiders, including A Prophet and Dheepan. One of the leading figures in 21st-century French cinema, he has won major prizes at Cannes.

Where to start

Read My Lips (2001)Log in to add it to the library
A tense romance-thriller that established him internationally and showed his talent for mixing genre and character study.
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)Log in to add it to the library
A stylish remake of an American film that confirmed his reputation as a major French director.
A Prophet (2009)Log in to add it to the library
A prison drama that won the Cannes Grand Prix and earned an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature.
Rust and Bone (2012)Log in to add it to the library
A passionate drama with Marion Cotillard that competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Dheepan (2015)Full guide
A drama about Sri Lankan refugees in a Paris suburb that won the Palme d'Or.

Their films in the library

Dheepan2015 · Director

Awards

2009 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix for A Prophet
2010 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for A Prophet
2015 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or for Dheepan
2018 Venice Film Festival Silver Lion for Best Director for The Sisters Brothers

The full list · 24

1990Baby BloodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jogger
1993False PregnancyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as L'antiquaire
1994See How They FallLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1996A Self-Made HeroLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1998Norme françaiseLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2001Read My LipsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2005The Beat That My Heart SkippedLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009A ProphetLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2011Raphaël Live by Jacques AudiardLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2012Rust and BoneLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2012Gritty Melodrama: The Making of “Rust and Bone” by Jacques AudiardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2012DreamersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2015DheepanLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2015Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruitLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2016Sacred CircuitLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2018The Sisters BrothersLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2020In The Tracks Of - Alexandre DesplatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2021Paris, 13th DistrictLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2021Trintignant by TrintignantLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
2021Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœurLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee
2022Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented AmericaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2024Emilia PérezLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2025Making Emilia PérezLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2025Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Jacques Audiard

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.