Xavier Beauvois (French: [ɡzavje bovwa]; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Xavier Beauvois | |
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 Beauvois in February 2011 | |
| Born | 20 March 1967 Auchel, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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Career
editHis film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.[1]
His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[4] but it did not make the final shortlist.[5]
His 2014 film La Rançon de la gloire was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[6][7]
Personal life
editHe is married to film editor Marie-Julie Maille. They have two sons, Arthur, who was born in August 1992, and Antoine, born May 1996.[8]
Filmography
editFilmmaking credits
editActing credits
edit| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Daniel endormi | Le jeune dragueur | Short film |
| 1991 | North (Nord) | Bertrand | |
| Le Ciel de Paris | Le Soupirant | ||
| 1994 | Aux petits bonheurs | Marc | |
| Lovers | Marc's lover | ||
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Benoît | |
| 1996 | Ponette | Father | |
| 1997 | Day and Night | Carlo | |
| 1998 | Disparus | Félix | |
| 1999 | Night Wind | Paul | |
| Les Infortunes de la beauté | Un homme sondé | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | Arsène Lupin | Doctor | |
| 2005 | The Young Lieutenant | Nicolas Morbé | |
| 2006 | Bad Faith | Le type du bar | Uncredited |
| 2007 | The Witnesses | L'éditeur | |
| 24 Bars | Le patron du peep-show | ||
| The Killer | Franzen | ||
| 2008 | Female Agents | Claude Granville | |
| Disco | Docker 1 | ||
| Marie-Octobre | Marc Donizzi | Telefilm | |
| 2009 | Duel en ville | Alexandre Konygnski | Telefilm |
| Villa Amalia | Thomas | ||
| À bicyclette | Short film | ||
| Deux | Short film | ||
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Gendarme | |
| Rendez-vous avec un ange | L'homme bar chic | ||
| 2011 | House of Tolerance | Jacques | |
| Early One Morning | Alain Fisher | ||
| 2012 | Farewell, My Queen | Louis XVI | |
| Au galop | François | ||
| Quand je serai petit | Stéphane | ||
| 2013 | Turf | Commissaire Dubiton | |
| A Castle in Italy | Serge | ||
| Love Is the Perfect Crime | Petit rôle | ||
| 2014 | Bodybuilder | Le comptable | |
| The Price of Fame | Monsieur Loyal | ||
| 2016 | Chocolat | Jacques Potin | |
| The End | Hiker | ||
| Arctic Heart | Jury President | ||
| 2017 | Django | Médecin STO | |
| Let the Sunshine In | Vincent Briot | ||
| Maryline | Michel Roche | ||
| 2018 | The Summer House | Producer | |
| Paris Pigalle | Henri Pachard | ||
| 2019 | Captain Sharif | Michel Rouxel | Episode: "Le chat connaît l'assassin" |
| 2020 | Call My Agent! | Himself | Episode: "Charlotte" |
| 2021 | Drift Away | Jacques | |
| 2023 | Making Of | Marquez | |
| 2023–2024 | De Grâce | Sébastien Prevost | Miniseries |
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Chang, Justin (23 May 2010). "'Uncle Boonmee' wins Palme d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (22 May 2010). "Int'l critics bestow top honors at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Mes dates clés, par Xavier Beauvois". Libération.