Born in Paris in 1952, Jacques Audiard is the son of the screenwriter Michel Audiard and worked as an editor and writer before directing. His crime dramas and character studies, such as A Self-Made Hero, Read My Lips (2001) and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), update the French polar with psychological depth. A Prophet (2009), about a young Arab prisoner who rises in a prison hierarchy, won the Grand Prix at Cannes. Dheepan (2015), about Sri Lankan refugees in a Paris suburb, won the Palme d'Or. He also made Rust and Bone and, in 2024, the musical Emilia Pérez.
Filmography
- See How They Fall (1994)
- A Self-Made Hero (1996)
- Read My Lips (2001)
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
- A Prophet (2009)
- Rust and Bone (2012)
- Dheepan (2015)
- The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- Paris, 13th District (2021)
- Emilia Pérez (2024)