Laurent Cantet

1961-

Biography: life and films

Laurent Cantet is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France on 15th June 1961.

His best films as a film director include Ressources humaines (1999), Entre les murs (2008) and Foxfire (2013), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Ressources humaines (1999), Entre les murs (2008) and Foxfire (2013).

Laurent Cantet has so far directed 9 films (including 2 shorts), scripted 8 films and was cinematographer on 2 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (8 films) and romance (2).

Our average rating for Laurent Cantet over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; c = cinematographer

Les Sanguinaires (1997) [d,w]

Cette nuit (1998) [c]

Ressources humaines (1999) [d,w]

L'Emploi du temps (2001) [d,w]

Vers le sud (2005) [d,w]

Entre les murs (2008) [d,w]

7 Days in Havana (2012) [d]

Foxfire (2013) [d,w]

Retour à Ithaque (2014) [d,w]

L'Atelier (2017) [d,w]



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