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Bernard-Henri Lévy
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French film director and philosopher
Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French film director and philosopher who works across both media. His work matters because he combines philosophical ideas with filmmaking to explore contemporary issues and intellectual questions.
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Film & TV
Béni Saf, Oran, French Algeria
Bernard-Henri Lévy is French. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" movement in 1976. In 2015.
Known for
- Les Glucksmann, une histoire de famille — Self : Écrivain et philosophe2026
- Our War — Self2025
- Slava Ukraini — Director, Writer2023
- Quelle époque ! — Self - Guest2022
- Le Figaro La Nuit2022
- Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance — Self - Philosopher2021
- Konuşmamız Lazım — Bernard-Henri Lévy2021
- Princesse Europe — Self2020
- Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau — Self2019
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne — Self (archive footage)2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Beni Saf
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Sciences Po
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Participant in
- Euromaidan
- Student of
- Louis Althusser
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- New Philosophers
- Official website
- bernard-henri-levy.com
- Image
- Bernard-Henri Lévy par Marc Roussel en 2024.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bernard-Henri Lévy
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Documentary Film
- date of birth
- 1948-11-04
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- name in native language
- Bernard-Henri Lévy
- hashtag
- BernardHenriLévy
- influenced by
- Emmanuel Levinas
- unmarried partner
- Daphne Guinness
- social media followers
- 117634
- short name
- BHL
- time period
- contemporary philosophy
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernard-Henri Georges Lévy (/leɪˈviː/; French: [bɛʁnaʁ ɑ̃ʁi ʒɔʁʒ levi]; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, political activism, and publications have also been the subject of several controversies over the years.
Life and career
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