Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with
Benoît Delépine.
Life and career
In 2004 he wrote, directed, and starred in ''
Aaltra'' with
Benoît Delépine. Also with Delépine, he has directed and starred in ''
Avida
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'', which was screened out of competition at the 2006
Cannes Film Festival
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. The duos film ''
Louise-Michel'' won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009
Sundance Film Festival. Their 2010 film ''
Mammuth'' starred
Gérard Depardieu and
Isabelle Adjani
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. It was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the
60th Berlin International Film Festival.
Their 2012 film ''
Le Grand Soir'' competed in the
Un Certain Regard
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section at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Selected filmography
As actor
As filmmaker
References
External links
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1962 births
French film directors
Living people
French people of Breton descent
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French film producers
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
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