Pierre Salvadori

• Name — Pierre Salvadori • Born — 8 November 1964 • Birthplace — Tunisia • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1992–present

In 1989, Salvadori wrote his first screenplay, which would then become the hit film Cible émouvante (Wild Target), which he directed in 1993. The film garnered the young director a César nomination for Best First Work, though he had already tested his directorial capabilities the year before with the short film Ménage. Cible émouvante was remade in London by Jonathan Lynn as Wild Target (2009). In 1995, Salvadori began working with Marie Trintignant and Guillaume Depardieu, whom he cast in the highly successful films The Apprentices and Comme elle respire. And in 2000, Salvadori switched gears from comedy to the dark thriller The Sandmen. He was awarded the ‘Itinérances’ prize in 2023 by the Alès Film Festival – Itinérances. In 2026, Salvadori directed The Electric Kiss, a romantic tragicomedy set in the Paris art world of the Roaring Twenties, which opened the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

• Year — English Title — Original Title — Notes • 1993 — Wild Target — Cible émouvante • 1995 — The Apprentices — Les Apprentis • 1998 — White Lies — Comme elle respire • 2000 — The Sandmen — Le détour — Feature version of TV Movie of same title • 2003 — After You... — Après vous • 2006 — Priceless — Hors de prix • 2010 — Beautiful Lies — De vrais mensonges • 2014 — In the Courtyard — Dans la cour • 2018 — The Trouble with You — En liberté! • 2022 — The Little Gang — La Petite Bande • 2026 — The Electric Kiss — La Vénus électrique

• L'@mour est à réinventer (1996) – TV series, 1 episode • Le détour (2000) – TV film

• L'histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse (1994) • The Banned Woman (1997) • La femme du cosmonaute (1998) • White Lies (1998) • Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (2005)