Cast · Writer

François Bégaudeau

1971

Active years (films on this site)

2008–2017

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Schools and movements

Contemporary European Art Cinema

Directors worked with

Laurent Cantet1 filmAbdellatif Kechiche1 film

Biography

François Bégaudeau is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.

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Awards and honours

International

• Palme d'Or 2008
• César Award for Best Adaptation 2009

National / local

• Prix France Culture/Télérama 2006

2 films on this site

1. The Class 2008 · Laurent Cantet · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno 2017 · Abdellatif Kechiche · IMDb 6.5 · Writer