Alain Cavalier (born September 14, 1931) is a French film director. He was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. His upcoming film Pater is scheduled to premiere In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
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Cannes Film Festival
Jury Prize
Known For
Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
Assistant Director
The Lovers
(1958)
Assistant Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Appelez le 17
(1957)
Second Assistant Director
Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
Assistant Director
The Lovers
(1958)
Assistant Director
Un américain
(1958)
Director
Fire and Ice
(1962)
Director
The Unvanquished
(1964)
Director
Pillaged
(1967)
Director
Heartbeat
(1968)
Director
Fill 'er Up with Super
(1976)
Director
Martin and Lea
(1979)
Director
This Answering Service Takes No Messages
(1979)
Director
Un étrange voyage
(1981)
Director
Lettre d'Alain Cavalier
(1982)
Director
Thérèse
(1986)
Director
Portraits: Première Série
(1988)
Director
The Illusionist
(1990)
Director
L'illusionniste
(1990)
Director
Portraits: Deuxième Série
(1991)
Director
Libera me
(1993)
Director
Liberté, liberté chérie
(1993)
Director
The Encounter
(1996)
Director
Georges de La Tour
(1998)
Director
Vies
(2000)
Director
René
(2002)
Director
Le Filmeur
(2005)
Director
Bonnard
(2005)
Director
8 récits express d'Alain Cavalier
(2006)
Director
Holy Places
(2007)
Director
J’attends Joël
(2007)
Director
Agonie d'un melon
(2007)
Director
Les Braves
(2008)
Director
Irene
(2009)
Director
Haiku
(2009)
Director
Sept gouttes de sommeil
(2009)
Director
Father
(2011)
Director
Elle, seule
(2011)
Director
Ma femme vit dans la peur / C'est plein / Le roi des biberons
(2011)
Director
Faire la mort
(2011)
Director
Journal filmé à la Cinémathèque française
(2012)
Director
10 films inédits d'Alain Cavalier
(2012)
Director
Paradise
(2014)
Director
Cavalier Express
(2014)
Director
Le Caravage
(2015)
Director
Six portraits XL : 3 Philippe et Bernard
(2018)
Director
Six portraits XL : 2 Jacquotte et Daniel
(2018)
Director
Six portraits XL : 1 Léon et Guillaume
(2018)
Director
Living and Knowing You Are Alive
(2019)
Director
L'Amitié
(2023)
Director
Acting
Un américain
(1958)
voix du commentaire
The Unvanquished
(1964)
Un passant à Lyon (uncredited)
Alain Cavalier - Sept chapitres, cinq jours, 2 pièces-cuisine
(1996)
Le Filmeur
(2005)
I'd Like to Share Spring with Someone
(2008)
Alain
Father
(2011)
Alain Cavalier
Journal filmé à la Cinémathèque française
(2012)
Living and Knowing You Are Alive
(2019)
Self
L'Amitié
(2023)
Self
Writing
Provincial Chronicle
(1958)
Screenplay
Fire and Ice
(1962)
Writer
The Unvanquished
(1964)
Scenario Writer and Writer
A Matter of Resistance
(1966)
Screenplay
Pillaged
(1967)
Dialogue and Screenplay
Heartbeat
(1968)
Writer
Fill 'er Up with Super
(1976)
Screenplay
Martin and Lea
(1979)
Screenplay
Un étrange voyage
(1981)
Writer
Thérèse
(1986)
Writer
Portraits: Première Série
(1988)
Writer
René
(2002)
Writer
8 récits express d'Alain Cavalier
(2006)
Screenplay
Living and Knowing You Are Alive
(2019)
Screenplay
L'Amitié
(2023)
Screenplay
Crew
Camera
Editing
Sound