Manuel Poirier
Encyclopedia
Manuel Poirier is a French film director
and screenwriter
. He has directed 15 films since 1984
. His film Western
won the Jury Prize
at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He has directed 15 films since 1984
1984 in film
-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
. His film Western
Western (film)
Western is a 1997 road movie directed by Manuel Poirier. It tells the story of the relationship between a Spanish shoe salesman and a Russian hitchhiker as they drive across the French countryide in search of love.-Cast:* Sergi López - Paco Cazale...
won the Jury Prize
Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Isabelle Adjani *Gong Li *Mira Sorvino *Paul Auster *Tim Burton *Luc Bondy *Patrick Dupond *Mike Leigh *Nanni Moretti *Michael Ondaatje -Feature film competition:...
.
Filmography
- La première journée de Nicolas (1984)
- La lettre à Dédé (1985)
- Appartement 62 (1986)
- Sales histoires (1990)
- La petite amie d'Antonio (1992)
- ...à la campagne...à la campagne| released = 5 April, 1995...à la campagne is a French film directed by Manuel Poirier, released 5 April 1995.- Starring :* Benoît Régent : Benoît* Judith Henry : Lila* Sergi López : Pablo* Jean-Jacques Vanier : Gaston...
(1995) - Attention, fragile (1995)
- Marion (1997)
- WesternWestern (film)Western is a 1997 road movie directed by Manuel Poirier. It tells the story of the relationship between a Spanish shoe salesman and a Russian hitchhiker as they drive across the French countryide in search of love.-Cast:* Sergi López - Paco Cazale...
(1997) - De la lumière quand même (2000)
- Te quiero (2001)
- Les femmes... ou les enfants d'abord... (2002)
- Chemins de traverse (2004)
- Le sang des fraises (2006)
- La maison (2007)