Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-born French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl,

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. In 2001, he won the

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for ''

Harry, He's Here to Help ''Harry, He's Here to Help'' (french: Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien - "Harry, a friend who wishes you well", US title: ''With a Friend Like Harry...'') is a cinema of France, French film released in 2000 in film, 2000. It was directed by Domi ...

''. Both ''

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'' and ''Harry, He's Here to Help'' were selected to compete for the

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at the

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Life and career

Moll was born to a German father and a French mother. After spending his childhood in Germany, Moll studied film at the City College of New York and the French National Film School (IDHEC). He then worked as assistant editor, editor and assistant director, among others with Marcel Ophuls and

Laurent Cantet Laurent Cantet (; born 11 April 1961) is a French director, cinematographer and screenwriter. His film ''Entre les murs'' ('' The Class'') won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008. Biography Laurent Cantet was born in 1961 in the town ...

. His debut feature film, ''Intimité'', was released in 1994. In 2000, his second feature film, ''

'', was screened in official competition at the

. His third film, ''

'', was chosen to open the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

Filmography

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