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Bernard-Henri Lévy

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

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Also known as Bernard-Henri Georges Lévy, BHL

French film director and philosopher

AI overview

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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Person · Open Library

Born
5 November 1948
Works
72

Top works

  • Public Enemies
  • American Vertigo
  • Vietnam
  • Le siècle de Sartre
  • Pièces d'identité

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1964-04-30
classic pop and rockdancehallreggae

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
28

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Quotes

  • The world was rightly horrified by America’s recent blunder in bombing the Médecins sans Frontières’ hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. But how many Syrian Kunduzes will result from Russian airstrikes if the Kremlin continues to favor bombs over guided missiles?

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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
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
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
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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