Régis Wargnier (; born 18 April 1948) is a French

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, film producer,

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and film score composer. His 1992 film '' Indochine'' won the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

at the

65th Academy Awards The 65th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1992 in the United States and took place on March 29, 1993, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles begi ...

. His 1995 ''

A French Woman ''A French Woman'' () is a 1995 French drama film directed by Régis Wargnier. Plot Shortly after marrying Louis (Daniel Auteuil), a French military officer, Jeanne (Emmanuelle Béart) must face solitude as Louis is sent to fight in World War ...

'' was entered into the

19th Moscow International Film Festival The 19th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 July 1995. The Golden St. George was not awarded. Jury * Richard Gere (United States – President of the Jury) * Friedrich Gorenstein (Germany) * Aurelio De Laurentiis (Italy) ...

where he won the Silver St. George for the Direction.

Filmography

Director

*1986 : '' La Femme de ma vie'' starring

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*1988 : '' Sueurs froides'' (television series) *1989 : '' Je suis le seigneur du château'' starring Dominique Blanc *1992 : '' Indochine'' starring

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*1995 : '' Une femme française'' starring Emmanuelle Béart *1995 : '' Lumière et compagnie'', collection of short films in cooperation with other international directors *1999 : '' Est-Ouest'' starring

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*2003 : '' Cœurs d'Athlètes'' starring

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*2005 : '' Man to Man'' starring Joseph Fiennes and

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*2007 : '' Pars vite et reviens tard'' starring José Garcia,

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and

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*2011 : '' La Ligne droite'' starring

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and Cyril Descours *2014 : '' The Gate'' starring Raphaël Personnaz and

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*2025: La réparation (謎宴) starring Julia de Nunez,

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, J.C. Lin and Julien de Saint Jean

Assistant director

*1973 : '' La Femme en bleu'' *1974 : '' Nada'' *1978 : '' Mon premier amour'' *1979 : '' L'École est finie'' *1980 : '' La Banquière'' *1981 : '' Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' *1982 : '' Le Grand Patron'' *1982 : '' Le Grand Frère'' *1984 : '' Le Bon Plaisir'' *1984 : '' Souvenirs, souvenirs''

Screenwriter

*1986 : '' La Femme de ma vie'' avec

*1989 : '' Je suis le seigneur du château'' avec Dominique Blanc *1992 : '' Indochine'' avec

*1992 : '' L'échange'' *1995 : '' Une femme française'' *1999 : '' Est-Ouest'' *2005 : '' Man to man'' *2007 : '' Pars vite et reviens tard'' *2014 : '' The Gate''

Actor

*1973 : '' La Femme en bleu'' *1984 : '' Souvenirs, souvenirs'' *2002 : ''

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Composer

*2002 : ''

Special effects

*2001 : '' Who is Bernard Tapie''

Producer

*1983 : '' Heller Wahn'' *1983 : '' La palombière''

References

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* 1948 births French film directors French film producers French film score composers French male film score composers French male screenwriters French screenwriters Living people Writers from Paris Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners {{France-film-director-stub