Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director,

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, and producer, associated with the

French New Wave French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...

movement. His films have won him awards at

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and

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Early life

Philippe Garrel was born in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and t ...

in 1948, the son of actor

Maurice Garrel Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for ''La ...

and his wife. His brother, Thierry Garrel, is a producer. The younger Garrel became interested in film and started his career early, influenced by the new work of

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...

and

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more th ...

. At the age of 16, Garrel wrote and directed his first film, ''Les Enfants désaccordés,'' in 1964.

Awards

In 1982, Garrel won the

Prix Jean Vigo The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude Aveline. Since 1960, the award is given to a director of a feature film and ...

for the film ''L'Enfant secret''. He won Perspectives du Cinéma Award at the

in 1984 for his 1983 film ''Liberté, la nuit''. Over a ten-year period, Garrel enjoyed a good run of critical recognition at the

. In 1991, he won a Silver Lion for his film ''J'entends plus la guitare'', which was nominated for a Golden Lion. ''

Le Vent de la nuit ''Night Wind'' (french: Le Vent de la nuit) is a French drama film that came out in 1999, starring Catherine Deneuve and directed by Philippe Garrel, with a score by John Cale. It tells a story of transient loves and willed deaths, in which a ca ...

'' was nominated for a Golden Lion in 1999. Two years later, ''Sauvage Innocence'' was nominated for a Golden Lion and won the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2005 film, '' Les Amants réguliers'', won him the Silver Lion, for Best Director.

Personal life

Garrel met German singer and actress Nico in 1969 when she performed the song "The Falconer" for his film ''Le Lit de la Vierge'' (The Virgin's Bed). The couple soon started living together. He first cast Nico in his 1972 film ''La Cicatrice intérieure'' (aka ''The Inner Scar''). Songs from the soundtrack were included in Nico's album ''

Desertshore ''Desertshore'' is the third studio album by German musician Nico. It was released in December 1970 on the Reprise label. Recording ''Desertshore'' was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. Unlike its predecessor ''The Marble Index'' it incorp ...

'', which featured stills from the film on the front and back covers. Nico was featured in a number of Garrel's films after this. Their ten-year relationship ended in 1979. Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy are the parents of actors Louis Garrel and

Esther Garrel Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in '' 17 Girls'' (2011), '' Jealousy'' (2013), '' Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and '' Thirst Street'' (2017). Early life Garrel was born in Paris, the d ...

. He is married to actress-writer Caroline Deruas.

Filmography

References

Sources

"Philippe Garrel"
Senses Of Cinema website
"Philippe Garrel"
Strictly Film School

''New York Times'' movie entry

External links

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