Emmanuel Finkiel
Emmanuel Finkiel (born 30 October 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director and actor. His family came from Poland and one of his great-grandfathers was a rabbi. He began his career in 1979 as an assistant director to Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Bertrand Tavernier.
Emmanuel Finkiel
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- Name
- Emmanuel Finkiel
- Born
- 30 October 1961
- Birthplace
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Occupation
- Film director, actor
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He initially worked as an assistant director for 16 years. His debut film, Voyages received Louis Delluc Prize and César Award for Best First Feature Film. Finkiel also received Prix Jean Vigo for his film Nulle part, terre promise. In 2019, he was nominated for César Award for Best Director and César Award for Best Adaptation for his film, Memoir of War.
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• Name — Emmanuel Finkiel • Born — 30 October 1961 • Birthplace — Boulogne-Billancourt • Occupation — Film director, actor
Cinema
Cinema
• 1999: Voyages • 2000: Samedi • 2000: Dimanche • 2000: Lundi • 2006: Les Européens • 2009: Nulle part, terre promise • 2012: Je suis • 2016: A Decent Man • 2017: Memoir of War
Television
Television
• 1997: Regards d'enfance • 2006: En marge des jours • 2022: In Therapy (season 2, Claire episodes)
Actor
Actor
• 2003: Motus • 2004: Le Pont des Arts • 2004: The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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Emmanuel Finkiel born at Boulogne-Billancourt.
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- 1.'Voyages': Banality of the Present Obscures Memory's Pain. archive.nytimes.com.
- 2.Cécile. "The Pain" of Emmanuel Finkiel nominated to compete for the Oscars – just focus. 2018-09-26.
- 3.chang. Interview: Emmanuel Finkiel on Adapting Marguerite Duras' Semi-Autobiographical Work in MEMOIR OF WAR. ScreenAnarchy. 2018-08-15.
- 4.https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/history-haunts-filmmaker-s-jewish-stories-3052403.php
- 5.https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/memoir-of-war/
- 6.https://iffr.com/en/person/emmanuel-finkiel
- 7.Action! Emmanuel Finkiel. Réalisateur de "Voyages".Filmer de dos, à bonne distance. Libération.
- 8.Indiewire. REVIEW: "Voyages" with France's Best First Film Director, Emmanuel Finkiel. IndieWire. 2001-01-30.
- 9.CINÉMA Emmanuel Finkiel lauréat du 57e prix Jean-Vigo. La Croix. 2008-05-05. 0242-6056.
- 10.Mélanie Thierry and Emmanuel Finkiel in New York – Unifrance. en.unifrance.org.
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