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  1. Luc BessonDirectorsFrance

    70.9Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

  2. Alejandro JodorowskyDirectorsFrance

    65.3Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

  3. Mathieu KassovitzDirectorsFrance

    64.5Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

#PersonCountryCategoryFame score, How we knowWhy now
4thRomain GavrasFrench filmmaker b. 1981FranceDirectors64.0of 100
5thBernard-Henri LévyFrench film director and philosopher b. 1948FranceDirectors63.9of 100
6thCosta-GavrasGreek-French film director b. 1933FranceDirectors63.0of 100About as usual
7thCoralie FargeatFrench filmmaker b. 1976FranceDirectors62.5of 100About as usual
8thEmir KusturicaSerbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer b. 1954FranceDirectors62.4of 100About as usual
9thJudith GodrècheFrench actress b. 1972FranceDirectors62.0of 100Busiest day 30 Oct, no cause found yet
10thFrançois OzonFrench film director and screenwriter b. 1967FranceDirectors62.0of 100About as usual
11thClaude LelouchFrench film director, writer, cinematographer b. 1937FranceDirectors61.9of 100Busiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet
12thKad MeradFrench-Algerian filmmaker and actor b. 1964FranceDirectors61.7of 100About as usual
13thLouis LeterrierFrench film director b. 1973FranceDirectors60.4of 100About as usual
14thPierre CoffinFrench film director b. 1967FranceDirectors60.4of 100Counted to 22 September 2026, not since.
15thJean-Pierre JeunetFrench film director b. 1953FranceDirectors59.5of 100About as usual
16thMichel GondryFrench film director, screenwriter and producer b. 1963FranceDirectors59.4of 100
17thJeanne HerryFrench actress and film director b. 1978FranceDirectors59.1of 100Busiest day 31 Oct, no cause found yet
18thJean-Jacques AnnaudFrench film director b. 1943FranceDirectors58.9of 100About as usual
19thLeos CaraxFrench director and writer b. 1960FranceDirectors58.8of 100Busiest day 27 Oct, no cause found yet
20thAbdellatif KechicheTunisian-French film director b. 1960FranceDirectors58.6of 100
21stAntoine de CaunesFrench film director and actor b. 1953FranceDirectors58.0of 100

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Luc Besson leads the 764 living directors from France. Ranked by public attention and updated every day. Climbing fastest this week: Camille Étienne.

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