Cédric Anger | |
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 Anger in 2015 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Caen, France |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
Cédric Anger (born 1975 inCaen)[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), andParis Pigalle (2018).
Anger was a critic forCahiers du cinéma from 1993 to 2001,[2] where he arrived at the age of 18 as a protégé ofJean Douchet.[3] While in high school, Anger started a magazine which he sent to Douchet as well asSerge Daney andAlain Bergala. Douchet and Daney responded. On the occasion of Douchet introducingRobert Bresson'sPickpocket (1959) in a theater, Douchet advised Anger to write forCahiers 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 onAndré Téchiné'sThieves (1996) and on other films. He returned toCahiers 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 forXavier Beauvois's filmsTo Matthieu (2000) andLe Petit Lieutenant (2005), the latter of which garnered Anger a nomination forBest Original Screenplay at the31st César Awards. In 2002, he made his directorial debut with the short filmNovela, which had a positive reception from critics as well as at festivals. That same year, he co-wrote the screenplay forWerner Schroeter's filmTwo (2002).[5]
In 2007, he made his feature directorial debut,The Killer, a thriller starringGilbert Melki,Mélanie Laurent andGrégoire 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 forBest Adaptation at the40th César Awards.[9][10]
In June 2024,Apple TV+ announced the six-part thriller seriesÀ l'ombre des forêts starringBenoît Magimel and Mélanie Laurent, created and directed by Anger.[11]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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