Arthur Harari
{{Short description|French actor and filmmaker (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| name = Arthur Harari
| image = Arthur Harari 2017.jpg
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| caption = Arthur Harari at the special lunch for nominees of the 2017 César Awards
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1981}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| partner = Justine Triet
| children = 2
| relatives = Clément Harari (grandfather)
}}
Arthur Harari (born 1981 in Paris){{cite news|last=Rouden|first=Céline|date=21 July 2021|title=Onoda, le soldat perdu|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Culture/Onoda-soldat-perdu-2021-07-21-1201167232|newspaper=La Croix|language=fr|access-date=7 June 2023}} is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He is most known for co-writing Anatomy of a Fall (2023) with Justine Triet, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, César Award for Best Original Screenplay and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
He made his directorial debut in 2016 with the crime drama Dark Inclusion. In 2021 he co-wrote and directed the war drama Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, for which he won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Career
After three shorts and a medium-length film, Harari directed his debut feature Dark Inclusion (2016), a heist film and family revenge drama about diamond dealers in Antwerp.{{cite news|last=Gallot|first=Clémentine|date=7 June 2016|title=Arthur Harari : "Je m'intéresse aux gens qui boitent"|url=https://www.liberation.fr/cinema/2016/06/07/arthur-harari-je-m-interesse-aux-gens-qui-boitent_1457928/|newspaper=Libération|language=fr|access-date=7 June 2023}}
His second feature film, Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, was selected to be screened as the opening film in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite magazine|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|author-link=Naman Ramachandran|date=14 June 2021|title=Cannes: 'Onoda – 10 000 Nights In The Jungle' to Open Un Certain Regard Section|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cannes-onoda-10-000-nights-in-the-jungle-un-certain-regard-1234995948/|magazine=Variety|access-date=7 June 2023}} With his co-writer Vincent Poymiro, Harari won Best Original Screenplay at the 47th César Awards.{{cite magazine|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=25 February 2022|title='Lost Illusions' and 'Annette' Lead France's Cesar Awards — Full Winners List|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cesar-awards-2022-winners-1235190152/|magazine=Variety|access-date=7 June 2023}}
He was a co-writer of the film Anatomy of a Fall (2023), which won numerous awards for Best Original Screenplay, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
In June 2024, Harari was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.{{Cite web |date=25 June 2024 |title=The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024: See the Full List |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/the-academy-new-members-2024-full-list |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=A.frame |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}}
Harari's next project, The Unknown, is a fantasy film starring Léa Seydoux and is slated for release in 2026.{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=13 May 2024 |title=Léa Seydoux to Star in 'Anatomy of a Fall' Co-Writer Arthur Harari's Next Film 'The Unknown' From Pathe (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/lea-seydoux-anatomy-of-a-fall-arthur-harari-the-unknown-pathe-1236000772/ |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=17 May 2024 |title=Neon Buys 'The Unknown' With Lea Seydoux, 'Anatomy of a Fall' Writer Arthur Harari Directing |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/neon-buys-the-unknown-lea-seydoux-anatomy-of-a-fall-writer-arthur-harari-1236007434/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Harari is the grandson of the Egyptian-French actor Clément Harari. His older brother, Tom, is a cinematographer. His younger brother, Lucas, is a graphic novelist.{{cite magazine|last=Couston|first=Jérémie|date=8 June 2016|title=Arthur Harari, cinéaste, frère de...|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/arthur-harari-cineaste-frere-de,143418.php|magazine=Télérama|language=fr|access-date=7 June 2023}} Harari is Jewish.{{Cite news |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |date=1 September 2024 |title='Everyone recognises her now – me, not so much': Arthur Harari on how Anatomy of a Fall catapulted him and Justine Triet to film power couple status |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/01/arthur-harari-the-goldman-case-interview-anatomy-of-a-fall-justine-triet |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}
Harari is in a relationship with director Justine Triet,{{Cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Travailler ensemble quand on est en couple : les réalisateurs Justine Triet et Arthur Harari témoignent |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/festival-de-cannes/video-travailler-ensemble-quand-on-est-en-couple-les-realisateurs-justine-triet-et-arthur-harari-temoignent_5845013.html |website=France Info |language=fr}} with whom he has two children.{{Cite web |last=Rivet |first=Solenne |date=27 May 2023 |title=Cannes 2023 : Justine Triet, lauréate de la Palme d'or, tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la réalisatrice |url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cannes-2023-justine-triet-laureate-de-la-palme-dor-tout-ce-quil-savoir-sur-la-realisatrice_521561 |website=Gala.fr |language=fr}} Harari co-wrote the screenplays for her films Sibyl (2019) and Anatomy of a Fall (2023), the latter of which received the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite magazine|last=Mintzer|first=Jordan|date=24 May 2019|title='Sibyl': Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2019|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/sibyl-review-1212046/|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=7 June 2023}}{{cite news|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|author-link=Manohla Dargis|date=27 May 2023|title='Anatomy of a Fall' Wins the Palme d'Or|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/movies/cannes-palme-dor-winner-anatomy-of-a-fall.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230527213326/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/movies/cannes-palme-dor-winner-anatomy-of-a-fall.html|archive-date=27 May 2023|access-date=7 June 2023|url-access=limited}}
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Harari 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.{{cite news|date=28 December 2023|title=Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat|url=https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/tribunes/gaza-des-cineastes-du-monde-entier-demandent-un-cessez-le-feu-immediat-20231228_WMAUSVJVLFEBNK4ME4XU3ZRU3M/|newspaper=Libération|language=fr|access-date=24 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/claire-denis-ryusuke-hamaguchi-kiyoshi-kurosawa-christian-petzold-apichatpong-weerasethakul-more-sign-demand-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/|title=Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza|last=Newman|first=Nick|date=29 December 2023|website=The Film Stage|access-date=24 January 2024}}{{cite news|date=31 December 2023|title=Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-780176|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=24 January 2024}} At the 29th Lumière Awards ceremony on 22 January 2024, Harari commented that he was "disgusted by what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza". He also condemned the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel but further "argued that the responsibility to end the war in Gaza lies with the Israeli leadership".{{cite magazine|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=22 January 2024|title='Anatomy of a Fall' Wins Best Film, Actress, Screenplay at France's Lumiere Awards|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/anatomy-of-a-fall-lumiere-awards-1235880949/|magazine=Variety|access-date=24 January 2024}}
Filmography
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2016
| Manodopera |Short film; co-written with Loukianos Moshonas |
2019
| rowspan="2" |Co-written with Justine Triet |
2023 |
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! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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2010
| La République | Énarque 3 | Nicolas Pariser | Short film | |
2011
| Panexlab | | Olivier Seror | Medium-length film | |
2012
| La Grève des ventres | Alexandre | Lucie Borleteau | Short film | |
2013
| Arthur | | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite magazine|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=24 March 2014|title=Film Review: 'Age of Panic'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/global/film-review-age-of-panic-1201144918/|magazine=Variety|access-date=12 June 2023}} |
rowspan="2" | 2014
| Think of Me | Guard | Shanti Masud | rowspan="3" | Short film | |
La Nuit tombe
| | Benjamin Papin | |
rowspan="2" | 2015
| Dix-sept ans pour toujours | Clément | Aurélia Morali | |
Dark Inclusion
| Policier Paris | Arthur Harari | | |
rowspan="2" | 2016
| Le Dieu bigorne | Le père de Vinca | Benjamin Papin | Medium-length film | |
In Bed with Victoria
| Le dresseur de chimpanzé | | |
2017
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Le projectionniste | | |
2019
| Sibyl | Dr. Katz | | |
rowspan="2" | 2023
| Maître Georges Kiejman | | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite magazine|last=Baralon|first=Margaux|date=17 May 2023|title=CANNES 2023 · Le Procès Goldman, le film de procès bluffant de Cédric Kahn|url=https://www.troiscouleurs.fr/article/cannes-2023-le-proces-goldman-cedric-kahn|magazine=Trois couleurs|access-date=7 June 2023}} |
Anatomy of a Fall
| Le critique littéraire | | |
Awards and nominations
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