Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.[1][2][3]
Alexandre Arcady | |
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Born | Algiers, Algeria | 17 March 1947
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse | Diane Kurys |
Children | Alexandre Aja Sacha Sperling |
Life and career
editAlexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria.[2] He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen.[2] His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja.[2]
He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the Arab Spring, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East".[4]
Filmography
editYear | Title | Director | Producer |
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1979 | Le Coup de sirocco | Yes | No |
1982 | Le Grand Pardon | Yes | No |
1983 | Le Grand Carnaval | Yes | No |
1985 | Hold-Up | Yes | No |
1987 | Last Summer in Tangiers | Yes | Yes |
1989 | L'union sacrée | Yes | Yes |
1990 | C'est la vie | No | Yes |
1991 | Pour Sacha | Yes | No |
1992 | Day of Atonement (Le Grand Pardon II) | Yes | Yes |
1994 | À la folie | No | Yes |
1995 | Dis-moi oui... | Yes | Yes |
1997 | K | Yes | No |
1999 | Furia | No | Yes |
2000 | Return to Algiers | Yes | Yes |
2002 | Break of Dawn | Yes | Yes |
2003 | High Tension | No | Yes |
2004 | Mariage mixte | Yes | Yes |
2005 | L'anniversaire | No | Yes |
2008 | Tu peux garder un secret? | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Comme les cinq doigts de la main | Yes | Yes |
2012 | What the Day Owes the Night | Yes | No |
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit | No | Yes | |
2014 | 24 Days | Yes | Yes |
2016 | Arrête ton cinéma | No | Yes |
2023 | Le Petit Blond de la Casbah | Yes | No |
Actor
- To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)
- César and Rosalie (1972)
- Arrête ton cinéma (2016)