Guillaume Nicloux
Guillaume Nicloux (ɡijom niklu; born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television.
Guillaume Nicloux

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- 3 August 1966
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He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival for The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq, a comedic interpretation of a rumoured abduction of the writer Michel Houellebecq, starring Houellebecq as himself. His 2015 film Valley of Love was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Guillaume Nicloux et Michel Houellebecq - L'enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq
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• Name — Guillaume Nicloux • Born — 3 August 1966 • Birthplace — France • Occupation — Director
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• Director • Les Enfants volants (1990) • La Vie crevée (1992, TV) • Faut pas rire du bonheur (1994) • Le Poulpe (1998) • A Private Affair (2002) • That Woman (2003) • Le Concile de Pierre (2006) • The Key (2007) • La reine des connes (2009, TV) • Virgin's Kiss (2009) • Holiday (2010) • L'Affaire Gordji: Histoire d'une cohabitation (2012, TV) • The Nun (La Religieuse) (2013) • The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (L'Enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq) (2014) • Valley of Love (2015) • The End (2016) • To the Ends of the World (2018) • Thalasso (2019) • Twice Upon a Time (2019) • La Tour (2022) • Being Blanche Houellebecq (Dans la peau de Blanche Houellebecq) - 2024 • Actor • I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous) (1998) • Le Poulpe (1998) • That Woman (2003) • Cliente (2008) • Turning Tide (2013)
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Thalasso réal. Par Guillaume Nicloux, The French Review, 2020
La tour réal. Par Guillaume Nicloux (review), The French Review, 2024
La religieuse par Guillaume Nicloux, The French Review, 2014
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- 1.Chacun des protagonistes d’Une affaire privée et de Cette femme-là se retrouvent mêlés à l’intrigue de La Clef.
- 2.La reine des connes. IMDb.
- 3.Notice BnF.
- 4.Article « Les Confins du monde », un film de guerre au cœur des ténèbres Le Monde 2018-12-04 lire en https://www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/article/2018/12/04/les-confins-du-monde-un-film-de-guerre-au-c-ur-des-tenebres_5392557_4500055.html consulté le=2019-01-29 .
- 5.Guillaume Nicloux tourne pour ARTE la mini-série « Il était une seconde fois » avec Gaspard Ulliel. Le Média Plus. 6 février 2018.
- 6.Il était une seconde fois, une mini-série d’Arte avec Gaspard Ulliel. cineserie.com.
- 7.Article fr prénom1= nom1= lien auteur1= Nicloux ni vices Le Républicain lorrain lien volume= jour=16 8 2009 issn= lire en consulté le=5 août 2017 id= .
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