François Bégaudeau
French writer · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1971 · age 55
François Bégaudeau is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs.
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2009César Award for Best AdaptationAward2008Palme d'OrAward2006Prix France Culture/TéléramaAward1971Born27 April 1971
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Abdellatif Kechiche Directed Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Hafsia Herzi Also in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Salim Kechiouche Also in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Ophélie Bau Also in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Laurent Cantet Directed The Class (2009)
Patricia Mazuy Directed Visiting Hours (2024)
Ginevra Elkann Produced Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Jérôme Seydoux Produced Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
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The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55
