Gilles Bourdos

Gilles Bourdos (b. 1963 in Nice, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his atmospheric thrillers, which use troubling themes in contrast with powerful aesthetic imagery. He was one of the founders of the French production company Persona Films which produced most of his early work. [http://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/19954/gilles-bourdos Retrieved on 7-11-2008] [http://www.avoir-alire.com/article.php3?id_article=4042 Retrieved on 7-11-2008]

He made his feature film debut at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival with "Disparus (1998)", a political thriller and love triangle during the Surrealist movement in Paris in 1938. [http://www.humanite.fr/1999-02-10_Cultures_GILLES-BOURDOS-REDONNE-CORPS-A Retrieved on 7-11-2008] His second critically acclaimed feature, "Inquietudes (2003)", is based on the Ruth Rendell novel "A Sight for Sore Eyes" and stars Gregoire Colin and Julie Ordon. [http://www.mecaniquefilmique.com/inquietudes.html Retrieved on 7-11-2008] [http://cinema.fluctuat.net/films/inquietudes/823-chronique-blanc-comme-un-linge.html Retrieved on 7-11-2008] His most recent work and first English language film, "Afterwards (2008)", features Evangeline Lilly, John Malkovich, and Romain Duris, and is based on the French bestseller "Et Après.." by Guillaume Musso. [http://www.madmoizelle.com/revue_et-apres-guillaume-musso.html Retrieved on 7-11-2008] [http://www.vh1.com/movies/person/157096/personmain.jhtml Retrieved on 7-11-2008]

Filmography

As a Director

*"Un Cadeau de Noel (1987)"
*"L'Eternelle Idole (1989)"
*"Relache (1993)"
*"Disparus (1998)"
*"Inquiétudes (2003)"
*"Afterwards (2008)"

As a Screenwriter

*"Un Cadeau de Noel (1987)"
*"La Rue Ouverte (1987)"
*"L'Eternelle Idole (1989)"
*"La Jeune Fille et la Mort (1989)"
*"Relache (1993)"
*"Emmène-moi (1995)"
*"Disparus (1998)"
*"Inquiétudes (2003)"
*"Afterwards (2008)"

As a Producer

*"Un Cadeau de Noel (1987)"
*"L'Eternelle Idole (1989)"
*"Relache (1993)"
*"Emmène-moi (1995)"
*"Mirek n'est pas Parti (1995)"
*"Disparus (1998)"
*"Un Frère (1998)"

Awards

* "DISPARUS": Soleil d'Or CCAS at the Cannes Film Festival 1998 / Best Young European Actor Prize 1998 for Grégoire Colin / Official selection for "la Quinzaine" Director for Cannes / Official selection for Montréal, Genève, Florence, Blois, Pessac, Belfort, Dijon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Goteborg, Taipei, and Boston in 1998

* "RELACHE": Grand Prize at the Villeurbanne Festival 1992 / Grand Prize and People’s Choice at the Belfort Festival 1992 / Procirep Prize 1992 / Quality Prize CNC 1992

* "L'ETERNELLE IDOLE": Grand Prize of the Festival Dignes les Bains 1991 / Best Actress Prize at the Festival de Lille 1991 / Quality Prize CNC 1990

* "UN CADEAU DE NOËL": Prize at the Valette Festival 1986 [http://www.zelig-fr.com/bourdos_gilles_2.html Retrieved on 7-11-2008]

References

External Links

# http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0099841 Gilles Bourdos on Internet Movie Database
# http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940580/ "Afterwards" on Internet movie Database
# http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/artist/id/22092.html Cannes Film Festival