FILM DIRECTOR

André Téchiné

1943 - Today

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André Téchiné (French: [teʃine]; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a second generation of French film critics associated with Cahiers du cinéma who followed François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard and others from criticism into filmmaking. He is noted for his elegant and emotionally charged films that often delve into the complexities of emotions and the human condition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Téchiné is the 477th most popular film director (down from 408th in 2019), the 2,647th most popular biography from France (down from 2,326th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, André Téchiné ranks 477 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Anderson, J. Stuart Blackton, Thomas Vinterberg, Philippe Garrel, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Jerome Robbins. After him are Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, Neil Jordan, Maurice Pialat, Norman Taurog, and Tom McCarthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, André Téchiné ranks 222. Before him are Henry Hill, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Stanley Kamel, Walter Godefroot, Kazimira Prunskienė, and Nasr Abu Zayd. After him are James Turrell, Inna Churikova, Paul Michael Glaser, Dragan Nikolić, Alfio Basile, and Murtaz Khurtsilava.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Téchiné ranks 2,647 out of 6,770. Before him are Benjamin Baillaud (1848), Guillaume de Sonnac (1200), Pierre Henry (1927), Pascal Bruckner (1948), Daniel Revenu (1942), and Jacques Cœur (1395). After him are Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat (1788), Patrice Leconte (1947), Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), Gilles de Roberval (1602), Gilbert Simondon (1924), and Augustin Pajou (1730).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, André Téchiné ranks 67. Before him are Guy Hamilton (1922), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Jean Eustache (1938), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), and Philippe Garrel (1948). After him are Patrice Leconte (1947), Maurice Pialat (1925), Claude Zidi (1934), Pierre Woodman (1963), Gérard Oury (1919), and Alain Corneau (1943).

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