Philippe Garrel

{{Short description|French filmmaker (born 1948)}}

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| name = Philippe Garrel

| image = Philippe Garrel at Berlinale 2023.jpg

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| caption = Garrel at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2023

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Boulogne-Billancourt, France

| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|film editor|producer|cinematographer}}

| years_active = 1964–present

| parents = Maurice Garrel

| spouse = Brigitte Sy (divorced)
Caroline Deruas-Garrel

| partner = Nico (1969–1979)

| children = Louis Garrel
Esther Garrel

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Philippe Garrel ({{IPA|fr|gaʁɛl|lang}}; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival.

Early life

Philippe Garrel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1948, the son of actor Maurice Garrel and his wife. His brother, Thierry Garrel, is a producer.

The younger Garrel became interested in film and started his career early, influenced by the new work of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. At the age of 16, Garrel wrote and directed his first film, Les Enfants désaccordés, in 1964.

Awards

In 1982, Garrel won the Prix Jean Vigo for the film L'Enfant secret. He won Perspectives du Cinéma Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984 for his 1983 film Liberté, la nuit.

Over a ten-year period, Garrel enjoyed a good run of critical recognition at the Venice Film Festival. In 1991, he won a Silver Lion for his film J'entends plus la guitare, which was nominated for a Golden Lion. Le Vent de la nuit was nominated for a Golden Lion in 1999. Two years later, Sauvage Innocence was nominated for a Golden Lion and won the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2005 film, Les Amants réguliers, won him the Silver Lion, for Best Director.

Personal life

Garrel met German singer and actress Nico in 1969 when she performed the song "The Falconer" for his film Le Lit de la Vierge (The Virgin's Bed). The couple soon started living together. He first cast Nico in his 1972 film La Cicatrice intérieure (aka The Inner Scar). Songs from the soundtrack were included in Nico's album Desertshore, which featured stills from the film on the front and back covers. Nico was featured in a number of Garrel's films after this. Their ten-year relationship ended in 1979.

Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy are the parents of actors Louis Garrel and Esther Garrel.

He is married to actress-writer Caroline Deruas.{{cite web |url=http://www.lesinrocks.com/2011/10/02/cinema/philippe-garrel-entretien-avec-un-etre-brulant-119076/|title=Philippe Garrel: entretien avec un être brûlant |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=Les Inrockuptibles}}

On 30 August 2023, Garrel was accused of sexual harassment by five actresses, including Anna Mouglalis and Marie Vialle.{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2023/08/30/le-realisateur-philippe-garrel-mis-en-cause-par-cinq-comediennes-pour-des-baisers-non-consentis_6187131_3246.html/|title=Le réalisateur Philippe Garrel mis en cause par cinq comédiennes pour des baisers non consentis |access-date=30 August 2023 |work=Le Monde}}

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Notes

1964

| Les Enfants désaccordés

| Short; also editor

1965

| Droit de visite

| Short

rowspan="5" | 1968

| Marie pour mémoire

| Also editor

Anémone

| Also actor

La Concentration

| Also producer/co-editor/art director

Le Révélateur

| Also editor/producer

Actua 1

| Short

1969

| Le Lit de la Vierge

| Actor/editor/producer

rowspan="2" | 1972

| La Cicatrice intérieure

| Short, starring Nico; also actor/editor/producer

Athanor

| Also editor/producer

1974

| Les Hautes Solitudes

| Starring Nico; also editor/producer

rowspan="2" | 1975

| Un ange passe

| also producer/cinematographer/editor

Le Berceau de cristal

| Starring Nico; also actor/editor/producer/cinematographer

1978

| Voyage au jardin des morts

| Also editor/producer

1979

| Le Bleu des origines

| Also actor/cinematographer/editor/producer

1982

| L'Enfant secret

| Shot in 1979, not completed until 1982; also actor/editor/producer

1983

| Liberté, la nuit

| Also editor

1984

| "Rue Fontaine"

| Segment of Paris vu par... vingt ans après

1985

| Elle a passé tant d'heures sous les sunlights...

| Also editor/producer/actor

rowspan="2" | 1989

| Les Ministères de l'art

| Documentary

Les Baisers de secours

| Also actor

1991

| J'entends plus la guitare

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1993

| La Naissance de l'amour (The Birth of Love)

|

1996

| Le Cœur fantôme (The Phantom Heart)

|

1999

| Le Vent de la nuit (Night Wind)

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2001

| Sauvage Innocence (Wild Innocence)

|

2004

| Les Amants réguliers (Regular Lovers)

|

2008

| La Frontière de l'aube (Frontier of Dawn)

|

2011

| Un été brûlant (A Burning Hot Summer)

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2013

| La Jalousie (Jealousy)

|

2015

| L'Ombre des femmes (In the Shadow of Women)

|

2017

| L'Amant d'un jour (Lover for a Day)

|

2020

| Le Sel des larmes (The Salt of Tears)

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2023

| The Plough

| Silver Bear for Best Director winner

References

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Sources

  • [http://sensesofcinema.com/2001/feature-articles/garrel-2/ "Philippe Garrel"], Senses Of Cinema website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821132921/http://filmref.com/notes/archives/philippe_garrel/ "Philippe Garrel"], Strictly Film School
  • [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=91065 "Philippe Garrel"], New York Times movie entry
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705092238/http://www.cinema-scope.com/cs25/int_grissemann_garrel.htm Interview]