Biography
Cavalier was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film ''Thérèse (film), Thérèse'' in 1987. His latest film ''Pater (film), Pater'' premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. He was married to the French film actress and former Miss France winner Irène Tunc.Filmography
* 1958 in film, 1958 : ''Un Américain'' (court métrage) * 1962 in film, 1962 : ''Le Combat dans l'île'' * 1964 in film, 1964 : ''L'Insoumis'' * 1967 in film, 1967 : ''Mise à sac'' * 1968 in film, 1968 : ''La Chamade (film), La Chamade'' * 1976 in film, 1976 : ''Le Plein de super (film), Le Plein de super'' * 1979 in film, 1979 : ''Ce répondeur ne prend pas de message'' * 1979 in film, 1979 : ''Martin et Léa'' * 1981 in film, 1981 : ''Un étrange voyage'' * 1986 in film, 1986 : ''Thérèse (film), Thérèse'' * 1987 in film, 1987 : ''24 portraits d'Alain Cavalier'' (1ère partie) * 1991 in film, 1991 : ''24 portraits d'Alain Cavalier'' (2ème partie) * 1993 in film, 1993 : ''Libera Me (1993 film), Libera Me'' * 1996 in film, 1996 : ''La Rencontre (film), La Rencontre'' * 1998 in film, 1998 : ''Georges de la Tour'' (documentaire) * 2000 in film, 2000 : ''Vies'' * 2001 in film, 2001 : ''René (film), René'' * 2004 in film, 2004 : ''Le Filmeur'' * 2005 in film, 2005 : ''Bonnard'' (moyen-métrage) * 2007 in film, 2007 : ''Les Braves'' (documentaire) * 2007 in film, 2007 : ''Lieux saints'' (moyen-métrage) * 2009 in film, 2009 : ''Irène (2009 film), Irène'' * 2009 in film, 2009 : ''Sept gouttes de sommeil'' (moyen-métrage) * 2011 in film, 2011 : ''Pater (film), Pater'' * 2014 in film, 2014 : ''Le Paradis (film), Le Paradis'' * 2015 in film, 2015 : ''Le Caravage (film), Le Caravage'' * 2017 in film, 2017 : ''Six portraits XL'' * 2019 in film, 2019 : ''To Be Alive and Know It''References
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