Cédric Anger (born 1975 in

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) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed four feature films: '' The Killer'' (2007), ''The Counsel'' (2010), '' Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart'' (2014), and '' Paris Pigalle'' (2018).

Career

Anger was a critic for '' Cahiers du cinéma'' from 1993 to 2001, where he arrived at the age of 18 as a protégé of

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. While in high school, Anger started a magazine which he sent to Douchet as well as

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and

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. Douchet and Daney responded. On the occasion of Douchet introducing

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's ''

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'' (1959) in a theater, Douchet advised Anger to write for ''Cahiers du cinéma''. He traveled to Paris on the year of his graduation, where Douchet introduced him to Thierry Jousse. Anger began working for the magazine by the end of 1993, but left six months later to work as an assistant on

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's ''

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'' (1996) and on other films. He returned to ''Cahiers du cinéma'' at the beginning of 1995 when a new staff was taking charge of the magazine. Anger got his start in film co-writing the screenplays for

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's films ''

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'' (2000) and '' Le Petit Lieutenant'' (2005), the latter of which garnered Anger a nomination for

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at the 31st César Awards. In 2002, he made his directorial debut with the short film ''Novela'', which had a positive reception from critics as well as at festivals. That same year, he co-wrote the screenplay for

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's film ''

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'' (2002). In 2007, he made his feature directorial debut, '' The Killer'', a thriller starring

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Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent (; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress and filmmaker. She has received two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Internationally, Laurent is known for her roles in ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009), '' Now You See Me'' (2013 ...

and

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. In 2014, he directed his third film, '' Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart'', inspired by the story of the killer gendarme Alain Lamare, and for which Anger received a nomination for Best Adaptation at the

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. In June 2024,

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announced the six-part thriller series ''À l'ombre des forêts'' starring

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and Mélanie Laurent, created and directed by Anger.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anger, Cedric 1975 births Living people 21st-century French male writers 21st-century French screenwriters French film directors French male screenwriters People from Caen French film critics