Cédric Anger (born 1975 in Caen)[1] is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed four feature films: The Killer (2007), The Counsel (2010), Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014), and Paris Pigalle (2018).
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 Anger in 2015 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Caen, France |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
Career
editAnger was a critic for Cahiers du cinéma from 1993 to 2001,[2] where he arrived at the age of 18 as a protégé of Jean Douchet.[3] While in high school, Anger started a magazine which he sent to Douchet as well as Serge Daney and Alain Bergala. Douchet and Daney responded. On the occasion of Douchet introducing Robert Bresson's Pickpocket (1959) in a theater, Douchet advised Anger to write for Cahiers du cinéma. He traveled to Paris on the year of his graduation, where Douchet introduced him to Thierry Jousse. Anger began working for the magazine by the end of 1993, but left six months later to work as an assistant on André Téchiné's Thieves (1996) and on other films. He returned to Cahiers du cinéma at the beginning of 1995 when a new staff was taking charge of the magazine.[4]
Anger got his start in film co-writing the screenplays for Xavier Beauvois's films To Matthieu (2000) and Le Petit Lieutenant (2005), the latter of which garnered Anger a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 31st César Awards. In 2002, he made his directorial debut with the short film Novela, which had a positive reception from critics as well as at festivals. That same year, he co-wrote the screenplay for Werner Schroeter's film Two (2002).[5]
In 2007, he made his feature directorial debut, The Killer, a thriller starring Gilbert Melki, Mélanie Laurent and Grégoire Colin.[6][7] In 2014, he directed his third film, Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart, inspired by the story of the killer gendarme Alain Lamare,[8] and for which Anger received a nomination for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards.[9][10]
In June 2024, Apple TV+ announced the six-part thriller series À l'ombre des forêts starring Benoît Magimel and Mélanie Laurent, created and directed by Anger.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | To Matthieu | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | Novela | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| Two | No | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Le Petit Lieutenant | No | Yes | Collaboration |
| 2007 | The Killer | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | The Counsel | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | In the Name of My Daughter | No | Yes | |
| Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Golden Years | No | Yes | |
| All That Divides Us | No | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Paris Pigalle | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | How I Became a Super Hero | No | Yes | Collaboration |
| 2023 | Soul Mates | No | Yes | |
| Wingwomen | No | Yes | ||
| TBA | La Femme la plus riche du Monde | No | Yes | In-production |
| À l'ombre des forêts | Yes | Yes | Miniseries |
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Le Petit Lieutenant | Nominated | [12] |
| 20 February 2015 | Best Adaptation | Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ Lecornu-Baert, Nathalie (12 September 2018). "Caen. Avant-première au Pathé avec le Caennais Cédric Anger". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Ce réalisateur caennais qui fait tourner Canet". Ouest-France (in French). 24 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Regnier, Isabelle (10 November 2014). "Et Anger changea Canet..." Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Hader, Bastien (3 January 2008). "Interview with director Cedric Anger". Dissidenz.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Regnier, Isabelle (8 January 2008). "14 ans d'attente pour faire un premier film". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Elley, Derek (31 January 2008). "The Killer". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (28 November 2008). "A simmering existential thriller". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (20 October 2014). "'Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart': Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "César 2015 : Saint Laurent, Les Combattants et Timbuktu en tête des nominations". AlloCiné (in French). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (28 January 2015). "Césars: ten nominations for Saint Laurent". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (27 June 2024). "Benoit Magimel & Melanie Laurent To Lead Apple TV+ French Drama 'A L'ombre Des Forets'". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Cérémonie des César 2006" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Audigier, Anne (20 February 2015). "La 40e Nuit des César : le triomphe de Timbuktu". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
External links
edit- Cédric Anger at IMDb
- Cédric Anger at AlloCiné (in French)