Cédric_Kahn
Cédric Kahn (French: [kan]; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor.
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Cédric Kahn | |
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Kahn in January 2012 | |
| Born | (1966-06-17) 17 June 1966 (age 57) Crest, Drôme, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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His films include L'Ennui (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom, and Red Lights (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film Roberto Succo was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Kahn signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[2][3][4]
As director / screenwriter
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| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1990 | Les Dernières Heures du millénaire | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1990 | Overseas | No | Yes | Bayard d'Or for Best Screenplay |
| 1991 | Bar des rails | Yes | Yes | |
| 1993 | Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional | No | Yes | |
| 1994 | Trop de bonheur | Yes | Yes | 1994 Cannes Film Festival - Award of the Youth Prix Jean Vigo |
| 1996 | Zero Guilt | Yes | Yes | Telefilm |
| 1998 | L'Ennui | Yes | Yes | Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film |
| 2001 | Roberto Succo | Yes | Yes | Nominated—2001 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or |
| 2004 | Red Lights | Yes | Yes | Nominated—54th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film |
| 2005 | L'Avion | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Les Ambitieux | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Regrets (Les Regrets) | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Une vie meilleure | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Wild Life | Yes | Yes | San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director |
| 2018 | The Prayer | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Happy Birthday (Fête de famille) | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | The Goldman Case | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director |
| Making Of | Yes | Yes | ||
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As actor
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Benoit's Friend | |
| 2012 | Alyah | Isaac Raphaelson | |
| 2013 | Miss and the Doctors | Boris Pizarnik | |
| 2015 | The Anarchists | Gaspard | |
| 2016 | L'Economie du couple | Boris | |
| 2016 | Up for Love | Bruno | |
| 2018 | Maya | ||
| 2018 | Cold War | Michel | |
| 2022 | Neneh Superstar | Jean-Claude Kahane |
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As editor
- 1993: L'Exposé
- "Festival de Cannes: Roberto Succo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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- Cédric Kahn at IMDb