Manuel Poirier
Manuel Poirier (born 17 November 1954) 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.
Manuel Poirier

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- Name
- Manuel Poirier
- Born
- 17 November 1954
- Birthplace
- Peru
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Manuel Poirier appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a film director (born 1954).
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Manuel Poirier was born in 1954.
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• Name — Manuel Poirier • Born — 17 November 1954 • Birthplace — Peru • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1984–present
Filmography
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• 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 (1995) • Attention, fragile (1995) • Marion (1997) • Western (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)
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