Dominik Moll
Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-French film director and screenwriter. In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for Harry, He's Here to Help. Harry, He's Here to Help, Lemming and Case 137 were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Dominik Moll
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- Name
- Dominik Moll
- Born
- 7 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Institut des hautes études cinématographiques · City University of New York
- Honours
- César Award for Best Director · César Award for Best Adaptation
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
In 2023, Moll won the César Award for Best Director for his film The Night of the 12th, which also won Best Film at the 48th César Awards.
Dominik Moll en dédicace à la boutique Potemkine en novembre 2022.
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Dominik Moll présentant "Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien" à Reims Polar 2023.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dominik Moll • Born — 7 May 1962 • Birthplace — Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1987–present
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Dominik Moll appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a director, film director and assistant director (born 7 May 1962). The birth of Dominik Moll is recorded on 7 May 1962 in Bühl.
Life and career
Life and career
Moll was born to a German father and a French mother. After spending his childhood in Germany, Moll studied film at the City College of New York and the French National Film School (IDHEC). He then worked as assistant editor, editor and assistant director, among others with Marcel Ophuls and Laurent Cantet. His debut feature film, Intimité, was released in 1994. In 2000, his second feature film, Harry, He's Here to Help, was screened in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. His third film, Lemming, was chosen to open the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. At the 48th César Awards in 2023, Moll's film The Night of the 12th won the César Award for Best Film, and earned him the César Award for Best Director as well, the second in his career.
As filmmaker
As filmmaker
• Year — Title — Notes • 1987 — Le Gynécologue et sa secrétaire — Short film; also cinematographer • 1994 — Intimité • 2000 — Harry, He's Here to Help — César Award for Best Director Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film • 2005 — Lemming — Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or • 2011 — The Monk • 2016 — News from Planet Mars • 2019 — Only the Animals • 2022 — The Night of the 12th — César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director • 2025 — Case 137
Other credits
Other credits
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Screenwriter — Other • 1991 — November Days — Documentary film; assistant editor • 1994 — Veillées d'armes: histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre — Documentary film; assistant director • 1994 — Joyeux Noël — Short film; editor • 1996 — Le Cri de Tarzan — Editor • 1997 — Les Sanguinaires — Assistant director • 1999 — Human Resources — Assistant director • 1999 — C'est plus fort que moi — Short film; assistant director • 2009 — The Queen of Hearts — Actor • 2010 — Black Heaven • 2013 — The Tunnel — TV series Globes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series • 2016 — Dans la forêt
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- 1.Lemming de Dominik Moll, Arte, 11 mai 2005
- 2.Didier Péron, « Le Moine », des sensations bures, Libération, 13 juillet 2011
- 3.Dominik Moll critique Emmanuel Macron, l'opposition salue le discours du réalisateur césarisé de La Nuit du 12. TF1 INFO. 2023-04-16.
- 4.Dominik Moll se tourne vers le petit écran, Ciné Chronicle, 17 décembre 2012
- 5.Dans la forêt : comment Gilles Marchand et Dominik Moll réveillent le cinéma de genre français - Dossier Film. EcranLarge.com. 2017-02-01.
- 6.Mark Schilling. Uncle, Atlantis Take Home Top Prizes in Tokyo. Variety. 5 novembre 2019.
- 7.Jérôme Garcin. Le Prix des auditeurs : La Nuit du 12" de Dominik Moll et La conspiration du Caire de Tarik Saleh. franceinter.fr. 19 février 2023.
- 8.Académie des César. Palmares des César 2023 pour le film La Nuit du 12. 2026-01-28.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Christophe Narbonne, « Dominik Moll & Vincent Cassel se mettent à table », Première , , p. 86-91.
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