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Alexis Langlois
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Alexis Langlois (born 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter.
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Life and career
[edit]A native of Le Havre, Normandy, they moved to Paris in 2007 to study film at Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis and the École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy.[1]
They directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy), won the Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International Competition at the 74th Locarno Film Festival in 2021.[2] They have also been a two-time finalist for the Iris Prize, for Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!) in 2021[3] and for The Demons of Dorothy in 2022.[4]
They also directed "Marathon", a 2023 music video for pop singer Bilal Hassani which also starred porn actor François Sagat.[5]
Their debut feature film Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame) premiered in the Critics' Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Their sister, Justine Langlois, is an actress who regularly appears in their films.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- Mascarade - 2012
- Je vous réserve tous mes baisers - 2014
- Trinkets and Dark Thoughts (Fanfreluches et idées noires) - 2016
- Your Young Years Will Dry Your Tears (À ton âge le chagrin c'est vite passé) - 2017
- Debout demain - 2017
- Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!) - 2019
- The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy) - 2021
- Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame) - 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quentin Grosset, "Story : Alexis Langlois, le petit prince du trash qui va bousculer le cinéma français". Trois Couleurs, 7 November 2019.
- ^ Jamie Lang, "‘The Demons of Dorothy’: A Subversive, Demon-Haunted Rumination on Transphobia Streams in Unifrance’s MyFrenchFilmFestival". Variety, 17 January 2022.
- ^ Chloe Edwards, "Iris Prize 2021: The Short Film Shortlist". Wales Arts Review, 2 November 2021.
- ^ Joseph Ali, "Iris Prize 2022: Premier LGBT+ film festival with £30,000 award returning to Cardiff". Wales Online, 7 September 2022.
- ^ Violaine Schütz, "Exclu : Bilal Hassani et François Sagat vivent une nuit d'amour torride dans un clip". Numéro, 21 February 2023.
- ^ Rebecca Leffler, "Charades takes on Critics’ Week queer musical ‘Queens Of Drama’". Screen Daily, 15 April 2024.
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