François Bégaudeau

François Bégaudeau

François Bégaudeau (born 27 April 1971) is a French writer, journalist, and actor. He is best known for co-writing and starring in Entre les murs (2008), a film based on his 2006 novel of the same name. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009. He was born in Luçon, Vendée, France and was a member of the 1990s punk rock group Zabriskie Point. After receiving his degree in Literature, he taught high school in Dreux and in an inner city middle school in Paris. Bégaudeau published his first novel, Jouer juste in 2003. In 2005, he published Dans la diagonale and Un démocrate, Mick Jagger 1960-1969, a fictionalized account of the life of Mick Jagger. In 2006, his third novel entitled Entre les murs earned him the Prix France Culture/Télérama. Bégaudeau works as a movie critic for the French version of Playboy, having previously worked for the Cahiers du cinéma. He was also a regular contributor for several French magazines, including Inculte, Transfuge and So Foot. Since 2006, he has been a columnist for La Matinale and Le Cercle on Canal+ television. He worked on the screenplay for Entre les murs (2008), a film based on his 2006 novel of the same name, in collaboration with the film's director Laurent Cantet. Bégaudeau also starred as the lead in the film, which went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The film also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009, though it ultimately lost to Japan's Departures. The English-language version of Entre les murs was published in April 2009 by Seven Stories Press under the title The Class. Source: Article "François Bégaudeau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: François Bégaudeau
  • Popularity: 1.325
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1971-04-27
  • Place of Birth: Luçon, Vendée, France
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François Bégaudeau Movies

  • 2008
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    The Class

    The Class

    7 2008 HD

    Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a...

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  • 2008
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    Jeunes, Militants et Sarkozystes

    Jeunes, Militants et Sarkozystes

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2000
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    (Je suis une) VIDÉOMACHINE - Zabriskie Point

    (Je suis une) VIDÉOMACHINE - Zabriskie Point

    5 2000 HD

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  • 2016
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    Love Is Dead

    Love Is Dead

    5.6 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Un homme d'État

    Un homme d'État

    4 2016 HD

    Just a few weeks before elections, the outgoing President of Republic, Jean François Vanier (Patrick Braoudé), is at the lowest in the...

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  • 2008
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    The Class

    The Class

    7 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Class

    The Class

    7 2008 HD

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  • 2024
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    Visiting Hours

    Visiting Hours

    5.6 2024 HD

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  • 2019
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    Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo

    Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo

    4.1 2019 HD

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  • 1970
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    Bandit rouge

    Bandit rouge

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2015
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    Max & Lenny

    Max & Lenny

    5.2 2015 HD

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  • 2017
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    Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

    Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

    6.69 2017 HD

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  • 2023
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    Ne soyez pas vous-même

    Ne soyez pas vous-même

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Ne soyez pas vous-même

    Ne soyez pas vous-même

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2020
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    Autonomes

    Autonomes

    5.7 2020 HD

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  • 2017
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    N'importe qui

    N'importe qui

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2016
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    Love Is Dead

    Love Is Dead

    5.6 2016 HD

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  • 2006
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    Salut les Terriens !

    Salut les Terriens !

    3.5 2006 HD

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  • 2013
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    Clique

    Clique

    4.5 2013 HD

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