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Patrice Chéreau

Directing

Born November 2, 1944 · Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died October 7, 2013

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Biography

Patrice Chéreau (November 2, 1944 – October 7, 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films La Reine Margot and Intimacy, and for his staging of the Jahrhundertring, the centenary Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival in 1976.

Awards & recognition

  • Europe Theatre Prize · 2008
  • Molière du théâtre public · 2003
  • Silver Bear — Best Director · 2003
  • Golden Bear · 2001
  • Louis Delluc Prize · 2001
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  • César Award — Best Director · 1999
  • Golden stars of French cinema · 1999
  • Molière Award — Best Director · 1996
  • Jury Prize · 1994
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit · 1994
  • Friedrich Gundolf Prize · 1993
  • Goethe Medal · 1993
  • Molière du théâtre public · 1992
  • Molière Award — Best Director · 1989
  • César Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1984
  • Prémio Autores
  • César Award — Best Adaptation · 2006 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 2002 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2001 · nominated
  • European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2001 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 1999 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1999 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1999 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1996 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1995 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 1995 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1995 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1984 · nominated

Filmography7 titles

The Last of the Mohicans

1992as General Montcalm

Queen Margot

1994Adaptation, Director, Screenplay

Danton

1983as Camille Desmoulins

Intimacy

2001Director, Screenplay

Time of the Wolf

2003as Thomas Brandt

Elektra

2013Stage Director

Adieu Bonaparte

1985as Napoléon Bonaparte