Robert Guédiguian
Directing
Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French filmmaker, producer and actor. Most known for Marius and Jeannette (1997) and Gloria Mundi (2019), his films usually star his wife Ariane Ascaride or Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France. He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine. Like Marcel Pagnol and René Allio before him, he anchors his films in social reality. His films are strongly marked by the local and regional environment of the city of Marseille, and in particular L'Estaque (north-west Marseille), for example in Marius et Jeannette. His 2011 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Guédiguian signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages. Source: Article "Robert Guédiguian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Directing25
movieThe Thieving Magpie
2025
Director
movieAnd the Party Goes On
2023
Director
movieMali Twist
2022
Director
movieGloria Mundi
2019
Director
movieThe House by the Sea
2017
Director
movieAriane's Thread
2014
Director
movieArmy of Crime
2009
Director
movieLady Jane
2008
Director
movieArmenia
2006
Director
movieThe Last Mitterrand
2005
Director
movieThe Town Is Quiet
2000
Director
movieCharge!
2000
Director
movieWhere the Heart Is
1998
Director
movieMarius and Jeannette
1997
Director
movie'Till Death Do Us Part
1995
Director
movieDieu vomit les tièdes
1991
Director
movieKi lo sa?
1986
Director
movieRouge midi
1985
Director
movieLast Summer
1981
Director
Production29
movieThe Thieving Magpie
2025
Producer
movieThe Marching Band
2024
Producer
movieWe Are Not Our Parents
2024
Producer
movieAnd the Party Goes On
2023
Producer
movieGoodnight, Soldier
2022
Producer
movieMali Twist
2022
Producer
movieThe Big Hit
2020
Producer
movieJust the Three of Us
2019
Producer
movieIsabelle
2018
Producer
movieThe House by the Sea
2017
Producer
movieThe Young Karl Marx
2017
Producer
movieAriane's Thread
2014
Producer
movieMy Sweet Pepper Land
2014
Producer
movieLes Déferlantes
2013
Producer
movieSisters
2009
Producer
movieLady Jane
2008
Producer
movieDemented
2006
Producer
movieFree Zone
2005
Co-Producer
movieCockles and Muscles
2005
Producer
movieThe Town Is Quiet
2000
Producer
movieCharge!
2000
Producer
movieMarius and Jeannette
1997
Producer
movie'Till Death Do Us Part
1995
Producer
movieOnce Around the Park
1989
Producer
movieKi lo sa?
1986
Producer
Writing22
movieThe Thieving Magpie
2025
Screenplay
movieMali Twist
2022
Screenplay
movieGloria Mundi
2019
Screenplay
movieThe House by the Sea
2017
Screenplay
movieAriane's Thread
2014
Writer
movieThe Snows of Kilimanjaro
2011
Screenplay
movieArmy of Crime
2009
Scenario Writer
movieLady Jane
2008
Screenplay
movieArmenia
2006
Writer
movieThe Town Is Quiet
2000
Screenplay
movieCharge!
2000
Writer
movieMarius and Jeannette
1997
Screenplay
movieKi lo sa?
1986
Writer
movieLast Summer
1981
Writer
movieFernand
1980
Scenario Writer
Acting8
tvLe Cercle
2005
Self
movieMarius and Jeannette
1997
Narrateur (voice) (uncredited)