Robert Guédiguian

• Born — 3 December 1953 • Birthplace — Marseille, France • Years Active — 1980–present • Birth Name — Robert Jules Guédiguian • Occupation — Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor

Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France. He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine.

Like Marcel Pagnol and René Allio before him, he anchors his films in social reality. His films are strongly marked by the local and regional environment of the city of Marseille, and in particular L'Estaque (north-west Marseille), for example in Marius et Jeannette. His 2011 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Guédiguian signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.

• Year — English title — Original title — Notes • 1981 — Last Summer • 1985 — Rouge midi • 1985 — Ki lo sa? • 1991 — Dieu vomit les tièdes — Also associate producer • 1993 — L'Argent fait le bonheur • 1995 — Til Death Do Us Part — À la vie, à la mort! — Also producer Bayard d'Or for Best Film • 1997 — Marius and Jeannette — Marius et Jeannette — Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Lumière Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated—Goya Award for Best European Film • 1998 — Where the Heart Is — À la place du coeur — San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize San Sebastián International Film Festival - Alma Award for Best Screenplay (Honorable Mention) • 2000 — Charge! — À l'Attaque! • The Town Is Quiet — La ville est tranquille — Also producer European Film Awards - FIPRESCI Prize Valladolid International Film Festival - Golden Spike Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter • 2002 — Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers — Marie-Jo et ses deux amours — Also producer Nominated—2002 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or • 2004 — My Father Is an Engineer — Mon père est ingénieur — Also producer 2nd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival - Prize of the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists for Best Feature Film • 2005 — The Last Mitterrand — Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars — Also producer Nominated—55th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear • 2006 — Armenia — Le voyage en Arménie — Also producer 3rd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival - Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film • 2008 — Lady Jane — Also producer Nominated—58th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear • 2009 — The Army of Crime — L'Armée du crime • 2011 — The Snows of Kilimanjaro — Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro — European Parliament LUX Prize Lumière Award for Best Screenplay Swann d'Or for Best Director Valladolid International Film Festival - Silver Spike Valladolid International Film Festival - Audience Award Nominated—2011 Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard • 2014 — Ariane's Thread — Au fil d'Ariane — Also producer • 2015 — Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad — Une histoire de fou • 2017 — The House by the Sea — La villa • 2019 — Gloria Mundi — Nominated— 76th Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion • 2021 — Dancing the Twist in Bamako — Twist à Bamako • 2023 — And the Party Goes On — Et la fête continue! • 2024 — La Pie voleuse (2024 film) • 2026 — A Woman Today — Une femme aujourd'hui — Post-production

• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Screenwriter — Producer • 1980 — Fernand • 1985 — Le Souffleur • 1989 — Roundabout • 1989 — Montalvo and the Child • 1990 — Le Coupeur d'eau — Short film • 1991 — Le Cri du cochon • 1992 — C'est trop con! — Short film • 2002 — Romances de terre et d'eau — Documentary film • 2004 — Bad Spelling • 2005 — Crustacés et Coquillages — As associate producer • 2005 — Free Zone — Co-producer • 2006 — Le Dernier des fous • 2007 — Beneath the Rooftops of Paris • 2009 — Sisters • 2010 — Les Amants naufragés — Telefilm • 2011 — La Vie en miettes • 2013 — Notre monde — Documentary film • 2013 — My Sweet Pepper Land • 2013 — Les Déferlantes — Telefilm • 2017 — The Young Karl Marx

• 1990: L'Ami Giono: Jofroi de la Maussan (Telefilm) • 2002: Lulu as Marius • 2012: Rendezvous in Kiruna • 2021: Twist à Bamako

The authorities additionally record the headings Robert Guediguian and Robert Jules Guédiguian. His recorded language was French. He married Ariane Ascaride.