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Patrice Leconte
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Patrice Leconte is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris on November 12, 1947. He began his work period in 1977 and was educated at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. Leconte has worked as a television director and was employed by Europe 1. He speaks and writes French, which is also his native language.
Leconte has received the César Award, the Louis Delluc Prize, the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also been nominated for the César Award for Best Director, the César Award for Best Film, the César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation, and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and his archives are located at the Cinémathèque Française.
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Film & TV
Paris, France
Patrice Leconte (born November 12, 1947, in Paris, France) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrice Leconte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Josiane Balasko, un grand cri d'amour ! — Self2025
- Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique — Self2025
- Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu — Self2025
- Patrice Leconte, le regardeur — Self2024
- Louis de Funès, le rire éternel — Self - Filmmaker2023
- Simenon est Maigret — Self2023
- Beau geste — Self2023
- Une histoire extraordinaire — Self2021
- Directed By Blake Edwards — Self2021
- Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible — Self2020
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1947-11-12 ) 12 November 1947 (age 78) , Paris, France
- Occupations
- Film director, screenwriter, comic strip writer
- Years active
- 1969–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 20th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- director
- Employer
- Europe 1
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Patrice Leconte 20060909 Fnac 01.jpg
- Height
- 1.78
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- Commons category
- Patrice Leconte
- date of birth
- 1947-11-12
- name in native language
- Patrice Leconte
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Patrice Leconte
- floruit
- 2013-01-01
- birth name
- Patrice Claude François Leconte
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Encyclopedic overview
Patrice Leconte ( French: [patʁis ləkɔ̃t]; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, screenwriter and comic strip writer.
Life and career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patrice Leconte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.