Alain Cavalier
Film director

Alain Cavalier

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Film director
Gender:
Male
Places:
France
Is:
Film directorScreenwriterActorFilm editorCinematographer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
14 September 1931(Vendôme, France)
Star sign:
Virgo
Education:
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Awards:
Carrosse d'orJury PrizeCésar Award for Best DirectorCésar Award for Best FilmCésar Award for Best WritingCésar Award for Best DirectorCésar Award for Best FilmLouis Delluc Prize
Family:
Spouse(s):
Denise de Casabianca Irène Tunc
Children:
Camille de Casabianca
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Alain Cavalier ([kavalje]; born 14 September 1931) is a French film director.

Biography

Cavalier was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. His latest film Pater premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

He was married to the French film actress and former Miss France winner Irène Tunc.