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Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. He has regularly appeared in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma Mère (2004), Dans Paris (2006), Love Songs (2007), The Beautiful Person (2008) and Making Plans for Lena (2009). He has also been in films directed by his father, Philippe Garrel, including Regular Lovers (2005), Frontier of the Dawn (2008), A Burning Hot Summer (2011), and Jealousy (2013).
He usually plays similar characters such as men in the middle of love triangles or important historical figures such as Jacques de Bascher in Saint Laurent (2014), Jean-Luc Godard in Redoutable (2017), and Alfred Dreyfus in An Officer and a Spy (2019). His performances have received many nominations at the César Awards.
Garrel has also performed in several feature films that were written and directed by him, including: Two Friends (2015), A Faithful Man (2018), The Crusade (2021) and The Innocent (2022).
He is also known for working with numerous female directors such as Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Brigitte Sy, Maïwenn, Greta Gerwig and Nicole Garcia.
Garrel was born in Paris, France, the son of director Philippe Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy, and the brother of actress Esther Garrel. His grandfather, Maurice Garrel, and his godfather, Jean-Pierre Léaud, are also notable French actors. His maternal grandfather was of Sephardic Jewish descent. He is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Paris.
Garrel was six when he first appeared onscreen in the film Les Baisers de secours. Twelve years later, he appeared in Ceci est mon corps.
In 2002, Garrel gained international recognition playing Eva Green's twin brother in The Dreamers. Director Bernardo Bertolucci found him on the first session of casting in Paris. Garrel has starred in various French films, including Les Amants réguliers (2005), directed by his father Philippe Garrel. He was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his work in the film.
Garrel has collaborated five times with filmmaker Christophe Honoré in the feature films Ma Mère (2004), an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Georges Bataille; Dans Paris (2006); Love Songs (2007); The Beautiful Person (2008); Making Plans for Lena (2009); and Two Friends (2015). He also appeared in Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's Actrices (2007), Rachid Hami's Choisir d'aimer (2008) and Philipe Garrel's Frontier of the Dawn (2008).
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Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. He has regularly appeared in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma Mère (2004), Dans Paris (2006), Love Songs (2007), The Beautiful Person (2008) and Making Plans for Lena (2009). He has also been in films directed by his father, Philippe Garrel, including Regular Lovers (2005), Frontier of the Dawn (2008), A Burning Hot Summer (2011), and Jealousy (2013).
He usually plays similar characters such as men in the middle of love triangles or important historical figures such as Jacques de Bascher in Saint Laurent (2014), Jean-Luc Godard in Redoutable (2017), and Alfred Dreyfus in An Officer and a Spy (2019). His performances have received many nominations at the César Awards.
Garrel has also performed in several feature films that were written and directed by him, including: Two Friends (2015), A Faithful Man (2018), The Crusade (2021) and The Innocent (2022).
He is also known for working with numerous female directors such as Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Brigitte Sy, Maïwenn, Greta Gerwig and Nicole Garcia.
Garrel was born in Paris, France, the son of director Philippe Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy, and the brother of actress Esther Garrel. His grandfather, Maurice Garrel, and his godfather, Jean-Pierre Léaud, are also notable French actors. His maternal grandfather was of Sephardic Jewish descent. He is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Paris.
Garrel was six when he first appeared onscreen in the film Les Baisers de secours. Twelve years later, he appeared in Ceci est mon corps.
In 2002, Garrel gained international recognition playing Eva Green's twin brother in The Dreamers. Director Bernardo Bertolucci found him on the first session of casting in Paris. Garrel has starred in various French films, including Les Amants réguliers (2005), directed by his father Philippe Garrel. He was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his work in the film.
Garrel has collaborated five times with filmmaker Christophe Honoré in the feature films Ma Mère (2004), an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Georges Bataille; Dans Paris (2006); Love Songs (2007); The Beautiful Person (2008); Making Plans for Lena (2009); and Two Friends (2015). He also appeared in Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's Actrices (2007), Rachid Hami's Choisir d'aimer (2008) and Philipe Garrel's Frontier of the Dawn (2008).