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Alexandre Arcady

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Alexandre Arcady
Arcady in 2012
Born (1947-03-17) 17 March 1947 (age 77)
Algiers, Algeria
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1979–present
SpouseDiane Kurys
ChildrenAlexandre Aja
Sacha Sperling

Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria.[2] He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen.[2] His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja.[2]

He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the Arab Spring, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East".[4]

Filmography

As an actor

As a director

As a producer

  • Last Summer in Tangiers (1987)
  • L'union sacrée (1989)
  • C'est la vie (1990)
  • Le Grand Pardon II (1992)
  • À la folie (1994)
  • Dis-moi oui... (1995)
  • Furia (1999)
  • Return to Algiers (2000)
  • Break of Dawn (2002)
  • High Tension (2003)
  • Mariage mixte (2004)
  • L'anniversaire (2005)
  • Tu peux garder un secret? (2008)
  • Comme les cinq doigts de la main (2010)
  • Ce que le jour doit à la nuit (2012)
  • 24 Days (2014)
  • Arrête ton cinéma (2016)

References