Alexis Langlois (born 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

A native of

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, they moved to

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in 2007 to study film at

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and the

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.Quentin Grosset
"Story : Alexis Langlois, le petit prince du trash qui va bousculer le cinéma français"
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'', 7 November 2019. They directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, ''The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy)'', won the Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International Competition at the 74th Locarno Film Festival in 2021. They have also been a two-time finalist for the

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, for ''Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!)'' in 2021 and for ''The Demons of Dorothy'' in 2022. They also directed "Marathon", a 2023 music video for pop singer

Bilal Hassani Bilal Hassani (; ; born 9 September 1999) is a French singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song " Roi", finishing in 16th place. Early life Hassani was born in Orsay, Paris Region to a Moroccan fami ...

which also starred porn actor

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. Their debut feature film '' Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame)'' premiered in the

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program at the

2024 Cannes Film Festival The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker won the Palme d'Or, the ...

.Rebecca Leffler
"Charades takes on Critics’ Week queer musical ‘Queens Of Drama’"
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'', 15 April 2024.

Personal life

Their sister, Justine Langlois, is an actress who regularly appears in their films.

Filmography

*''Mascarade'' - 2012 *''Je vous réserve tous mes baisers'' - 2014 *''Trinkets and Dark Thoughts (Fanfreluches et idées noires)'' - 2016 *''Your Young Years Will Dry Your Tears (À ton âge le chagrin c'est vite passé)'' - 2017 *''Debout demain'' - 2017 *''Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!)'' - 2019 *''The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy)'' - 2021 *'' Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame)'' - 2024

References

External links

* 1989 births Living people 21st-century French screenwriters 21st-century French male writers French film directors French LGBTQ film directors French LGBTQ screenwriters French male screenwriters Writers from Le Havre Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis alumni French music video directors {{France-film-director-stub