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Cédric Klapisch

Directing Born Sep 4, 1961 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France 86 credits

Biography

Cedric Klapisch is a French film director born on September 4, 1961, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He comes from a Jewish family and his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle and at the University of Paris VIII. After being rejected twice by the French film school IDHEC, which is now known as La femis, he attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985. During the 1980s, he began shooting short films such as In transit and Ce qui me meut. He subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and became a director, accumulating forty-eight known credits primarily in directing.

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Career

Career overview

Cédric Klapisch is a French film director born on September 4, 1961, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He comes from a Jewish family whose maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. His educational background includes studying cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle and at the University of Paris VIII. Although he was rejected on two occasions by the prestigious French film school IDHEC, which is now known as La fémis, he later attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985.

During the 1980s, Klapisch began shooting short films, including In transit and Ce qui me meut. Following this early work in short films, he subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and became a director. His professional profile includes a total of forty-eight known credits primarily in directing.

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Career timeline

Colours of TimeColours of Time · DirectorColours of Time · ScreenplayColours of Time · ProducerLes vrais chercheurs ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent · Director
La flûte enchantée au Théâtre des Champs Elysées · Director
Beau gesteGreek Salad · ScreenplayGreek Salad · DirectorGreek Salad · CreatorBabyphone
Rise · WriterRise · DirectorRise · Producer
Un bon momentBelmondo l'influenceurCinéma par... Cédric KlapischStill Not... Breathless
Someone, Somewhere · ProducerSomeone, Somewhere · DirectorSomeone, Somewhere · Writer
Vidéo ClubLa Fête du Cinéma · DirectorTo the Ends of the World · Co-Producer
Back to BurgundyBack to Burgundy · DirectorBack to Burgundy · WriterBack to Burgundy · ProducerQuand Jean devint Renoir
QuotidienRenaud Lavillenie, all the way to the topRenaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top · WriterRenaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top · Director
Call My Agent! · DirectorOpéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon · Director
Chinese PuzzleChinese Puzzle · DirectorChinese Puzzle · WriterChinese Puzzle · Producer
My Piece of the Pie · DirectorMy Piece of the Pie · WriterBelmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Aurélie Dupont, Instants of Grace · Director
Paris · DirectorParis · ScreenplayParis · Associate Producer
Ballerina
Russian DollsRussian Dolls · DirectorRussian Dolls · Screenplay
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) · DirectorNot For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) · Screenplay
The Spanish ApartmentThe Spanish Apartment · DirectorThe Spanish Apartment · ScreenplayA Day in the Life of French Cinema
Princesses · Producer
Peut-êtrePeut-être · DirectorPeut-être · Screenplay
Vivement dimancheThe Lilac SweepThe Lilac Sweep · DirectorSodomites · ThanksThe Lilac Sweep · Writer
When the Cat's Away · DirectorWhen the Cat's Away · ScreenplayFamily ResemblancesFamily Resemblances · DirectorFamily Resemblances · Writer
Lumière & Company · DirectorGood Old DazeGood Old Daze · DirectorGood Old Daze · Scenario Writer
The Goldfish · DirectorLa Chambre · DirectorLa Chambre · Screenplay
Little Nothings · DirectorLittle Nothings · Writer
Ce qui me meut · DirectorCe qui me meut · Writer
The Californian · Sound RecordistIn TransitIn Transit · DirectorIn Transit · Writer
Babysitter · Cinematography

Full filmography

  • Colours of Time (2025) as Passager omnibus
  • Colours of Time (2025) Director
  • Colours of Time (2025) Screenplay
  • Colours of Time (2025) Producer
  • Les vrais chercheurs ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent (2025) Director
  • La flûte enchantée au Théâtre des Champs Elysées (2024) Director
  • Beau geste (2023) as Self
  • Greek Salad (2023) Screenplay
  • Greek Salad (2023) Director
  • Greek Salad (2023) Creator
  • Babyphone (2023) as Le psychiatre
  • Rise (2022) Writer
  • Rise (2022) Director
  • Rise (2022) Producer
  • Un bon moment (2020)
  • Belmondo l'influenceur (2020) as Self
  • Cinéma par... Cédric Klapisch (2020) as Self
  • Still Not... Breathless (2020) as Self
  • Someone, Somewhere (2019) Producer
  • Someone, Somewhere (2019) Director
  • Someone, Somewhere (2019) Writer
  • Vidéo Club (2018) as Self
  • La Fête du Cinéma (2018) Director
  • To the Ends of the World (2018) Co-Producer
  • Back to Burgundy (2017) as Un vendangeur (uncredited)
  • Back to Burgundy (2017) Director
  • Back to Burgundy (2017) Writer
  • Back to Burgundy (2017) Producer
  • Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017) as Self - Interviewee
  • Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
  • Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top (2016) as Cédric Klapisch
  • Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top (2016) Writer
  • Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top (2016) Director
  • Call My Agent! (2015) Director
  • Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon (2015) Director
  • Chinese Puzzle (2013) as le photographe (caméo)
  • Chinese Puzzle (2013) Director
  • Chinese Puzzle (2013) Writer
  • Chinese Puzzle (2013) Producer
  • My Piece of the Pie (2011) Director
  • My Piece of the Pie (2011) Writer
  • Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) as Self
  • Aurélie Dupont, Instants of Grace (2010) Director
  • Paris (2008) Director
  • Paris (2008) Screenplay
  • Paris (2008) Associate Producer
  • Ballerina (2006) as Self
  • Russian Dolls (2005) as L'homme qui veut aller aux toilettes dans le train (uncredited)
  • Russian Dolls (2005) Director
  • Russian Dolls (2005) Screenplay
  • Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003) Director
  • Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003) Screenplay
  • The Spanish Apartment (2002) as Un professeur à la recherche de ses élèves
  • The Spanish Apartment (2002) Director
  • The Spanish Apartment (2002) Screenplay
  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002) as Self
  • Princesses (2000) Producer
  • Peut-être (1999) as L'épicier
  • Peut-être (1999) Director
  • Peut-être (1999) Screenplay
  • Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
  • The Lilac Sweep (1998) as Le chauffeur
  • The Lilac Sweep (1998) Director
  • Sodomites (1998) Thanks
  • The Lilac Sweep (1998) Writer
  • When the Cat's Away (1996) Director
  • When the Cat's Away (1996) Screenplay
  • Family Resemblances (1996) as Le père en 1967
  • Family Resemblances (1996) Director
  • Family Resemblances (1996) Writer
  • Lumière & Company (1995) Director
  • Good Old Daze (1995) as Obstetricien
  • Good Old Daze (1995) Director
  • Good Old Daze (1995) Scenario Writer
  • The Goldfish (1994) Director
  • La Chambre (1994) Director
  • La Chambre (1994) Screenplay
  • Little Nothings (1992) Director
  • Little Nothings (1992) Writer
  • Ce qui me meut (1989) Director
  • Ce qui me meut (1989) Writer
  • The Californian (1986) Sound Recordist
  • In Transit (1986) as Musician
  • In Transit (1986) Director
  • In Transit (1986) Writer
  • Babysitter (1984) Cinematography