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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

Manuel Poirier présentant "Western" à la Cinémathèque française en mai 2023.

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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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