Olivier Gourmet
Encyclopedia
Olivier Gourmet is a Belgian
actor
. He won the Best Actor
award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
for his role in Le Fils
by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in La Promesse
, Rosetta
and L'Enfant.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He won the Best Actor
Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actor Award 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 was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 2002 Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski.-Jury:* David Lynch * Sharon Stone* Michelle Yeoh...
for his role in Le Fils
The Son (film)
-Synopsis:Olivier , a carpenter by trade who teaches at a trades training centre, knowingly takes on Francis Thorion, the murderer of his son, as an apprentice. Francis is unaware of his connection with Olivier from five years ago. Olivier, tormented by the loss of his son and his separation from...
by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in La Promesse
La Promesse
La promesse is a 1996 film by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.-Principal cast:*Jérémie Renier as Igor*Olivier Gourmet as Roger*Assita Ouedraogo as Assita-Awards and nominations:...
, Rosetta
Rosetta (film)
Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother...
and L'Enfant.
Selected filmography
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| 2011 | The Minister The Minister The Minister is a 2011 French drama film directed by Pierre Schöller. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Award.-Cast:* Olivier Gourmet as Bertrand Saint Jean... |
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| 2011 | The Kid with a Bike The Kid with a Bike The Kid with a Bike is a 2011 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Cécile de France and Thomas Doret. Set in Seraing, it tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who turns to a woman after his father has abandoned him. The film was produced... |
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| 2010 | Black Venus Black Venus (film) Black Venus is a 2010 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. It is based on the life of Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman who in the early 19th century was exhibited in Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus"... |
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| 2009 | Altiplano Altiplano (film) Altiplano is a film by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth starring Magaly Solier, Jasmin Tabatabai and Olivier Gourmet. It takes places on three continents in five different languages... |
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| 2008 | Mesrine | ||
| Lorna's Silence | |||
| Home Home (2008 film) Home is a 2008 Swiss drama film directed by Ursula Meier and starring Isabelle Huppert. The film was the official Swiss submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.-Plot:... |
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| 2007 | Hidden Love Hidden Love Hidden Love is a 2007 Italian-Belgian drama film directed by Alessandro Capone and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Danielle* Greta Scacchi - Dr. Dubois* Mélanie Laurent - Sophie* Olivier Gourmet - Morris* Jean-Michel Larre - Luc... |
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| 2006 | The Colonel The Colonel (2006 film) The Colonel is a 2006 French-Belgian film directed by Laurent Herbiet based on the novel by Francis Zamponi.- Plot :France, 1993. The retired Colonel Raoul Duplan is shot in his home. As the police is baffled, the young army officer Galois leads the investigation... |
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| Les Brigades du Tigre | |||
| Congorama Congorama Congorama is a Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006.- Synopsis :Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interracial child whom he reassures as to his parentage. He discovers at the... |
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| 2005 | L'Enfant | ||
| Le Couperet Le Couperet Le Couperet is a Belgian-French-Spanish film. The English title of this film is The Axe.Directed by Costa Gavras and starring José Garcia, Karin Viard and Olivier Gourmet, Le Couperet is an adaptation of the novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake. The film follows the "hero", Bruno D... |
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| 2004 | Le pont des Arts | ||
| 2003 | Time of the Wolf | ||
| Where Is Madame Catherine? Where Is Madame Catherine? Where Is Madame Catherine? is a 2003 Spanish-French comedy film directed by Marc Recha. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Dominique Marcas - Madame Catherine* Jérémie Lippmann - Axel... |
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| 2002 | The Son The Son (film) -Synopsis:Olivier , a carpenter by trade who teaches at a trades training centre, knowingly takes on Francis Thorion, the murderer of his son, as an apprentice. Francis is unaware of his connection with Olivier from five years ago. Olivier, tormented by the loss of his son and his separation from... |
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| A Piece of Sky A Piece of Sky A Piece of Sky is a 2002 French-Belgian drama film directed by Bénédicte Liénard. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Séverine Caneele as Joanna* Sophie Leboutte as Claudine... |
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| Safe Conduct Safe Conduct (film) Safe Conduct is a 2002 French historical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by Tavernier and Jean Cosmos.-Plot:The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and... |
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| 2001 | Sur mes lèvres Sur mes lèvres Sur mes lèvres is a 2001 French film by Jacques Audiard, co-written with Tonino Benacquista. The film stars Vincent Cassel as Paul, an ex-con on parole, and Emmanuelle Devos as Carla, a nearly deaf secretary whose colleagues treat her disrespectfully, causing her to suffer... |
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| 2000 | Nationale 7 | ||
| 1999 | Rosetta Rosetta (film) Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother... |
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| Nadia and the Hippos Nadia and the Hippos Nadia and the Hippos is a 1999 French drama film directed by Dominique Cabrera. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ariane Ascaride - Nadia* Marilyne Canto - Claire* Thierry Frémont - Serge... |
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| 1998 | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a 1998 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau and written by himself, Danièle Thompson and Pierre Trividic... |
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| 1996 | La promesse La Promesse La promesse is a 1996 film by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.-Principal cast:*Jérémie Renier as Igor*Olivier Gourmet as Roger*Assita Ouedraogo as Assita-Awards and nominations:... |