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'''Michel Hazanavicius''' (born 29 March 1967) is a [[French people|French]] [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]] best known for his [[spy movie]] [[parody|parodies]] ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies]]'' and ''[[OSS 117: Lost in Rio]]'', both of which star [[Jean Dujardin]]. His most recent film ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' competed for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name=lineup>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58041.html|title=Official selection 2011|work=festival-cannes.com|publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|accessdate=2011-04-14}}</ref>. Though the film lost to ''[[The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life]]'', Dujardin went on to win the Best Actor prize as the lead in ''The Artist''.<ref name>{{Cite web|author=[[Manohla Dargis]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/movies/cannes-gives-top-prize-to-the-tree-of-life.html?_r=1&ref=global-home|title=Cannes Gives Top Prize to ‘The Tree of Life’|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=22 May 2011|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Before directing films, |
Before directing films, Hazanavicius worked in [[television]], beginning with the [[Canal+]] channel, where he started as a director in 1988.<ref name="allocine">[http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=5079.html Michel Hazanavicius.] ''Allocine''.</ref> He then moved into directing commercials for such companies as [[Reebok]] and [[Bouygues Telecom]] and made his first [[feature film|feature-length film]], ''[[La Classe américaine]]'', [[Television film|for television]] in 1993. The film, co-directed with [[Dominique Mézerette]], consisted entirely of footage taken from various films produced by the [[Warner Bros.]] studio, re-edited and [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] into [[French language|French]]. Hazanavicius directed his first short film, ''[[Echec au capital]]'', in 1997,<ref name="allocine" /> and followed it up with his first theatrically released feature, ''[[Mes amis]]'', which starred his brother, actor [[Serge Hazanavicius]]. |
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Seven years later, |
Seven years later, Hazanavicius wrote and directed his second feature, ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies]]'', a send-up of 1960s [[spy movie]]s and, specifically [[OSS 117]], a popular character created by [[Jean Bruce]] in 1949. The film was a modest box office success, making $23 million worldwide.<ref name="boxofficemojocairo">[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oss117.htm OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.] ''Box Office Mojo.''</ref> A sequel, ''[[OSS 117: Lost in Rio]]'', followed in 2009. Both films were later distributed in the [[United States]] by [[Music Box Films]]. His latest movie, ''The Artist'', a black and white film without dialogue which takes place in [[Hollywood]] on the eve of the "talkies", screened In Competition at the 2011 [[Cannes International Film Festival]]. |
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Hazanavicius is married to [[Bérénice Bejo]] who acted in his films ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies]]'' and ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chouchou et Loulou se sont dit oui|url=http://www.gala.fr/l_actu/c_est_officiel/alexandra_lamy_et_jean_dujardin_maries_184359|accessdate=31 August 2011|newspaper=Gala|date=25 July 2009|language=French}}</ref> |
Hazanavicius is married to [[Bérénice Bejo]] who acted in his films ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies]]'' and ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chouchou et Loulou se sont dit oui|url=http://www.gala.fr/l_actu/c_est_officiel/alexandra_lamy_et_jean_dujardin_maries_184359|accessdate=31 August 2011|newspaper=Gala|date=25 July 2009|language=French}}</ref> |
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Michel Hazanavicius | |
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 Hazanavicius in 2011 at a premiere of The Artist in Paris | |
| Born | 29 March 1967 |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Bérénice Bejo |
Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his spy movie parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, both of which star Jean Dujardin. His most recent film The Artist competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[1]. Though the film lost to The Tree of Life, Dujardin went on to win the Best Actor prize as the lead in The Artist.[2]
Biography
Before directing films, Hazanavicius worked in television, beginning with the Canal+ channel, where he started as a director in 1988.[3] He then moved into directing commercials for such companies as Reebok and Bouygues Telecom and made his first feature-length film, La Classe américaine, for television in 1993. The film, co-directed with Dominique Mézerette, consisted entirely of footage taken from various films produced by the Warner Bros. studio, re-edited and dubbed into French. Hazanavicius directed his first short film, Echec au capital, in 1997,[3] and followed it up with his first theatrically released feature, Mes amis, which starred his brother, actor Serge Hazanavicius.
Seven years later, Hazanavicius wrote and directed his second feature, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, a send-up of 1960s spy movies and, specifically OSS 117, a popular character created by Jean Bruce in 1949. The film was a modest box office success, making $23 million worldwide.[4] A sequel, OSS 117: Lost in Rio, followed in 2009. Both films were later distributed in the United States by Music Box Films. His latest movie, The Artist, a black and white film without dialogue which takes place in Hollywood on the eve of the "talkies", screened In Competition at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival.
Hazanavicius is married to Bérénice Bejo who acted in his films OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and The Artist.[5]
References
- ^ "Official selection 2011". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ Manohla Dargis (22 May 2011). "Cannes Gives Top Prize to 'The Tree of Life'". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Michel Hazanavicius. Allocine.
- ^ OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies. Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Chouchou et Loulou se sont dit oui". Gala (in French). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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