# Robert Guédiguian

Robert Jules Guédiguian (French:; born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.

## Life and career

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.
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.
He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine.
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.

## Filmography
### As filmmaker

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
| 1980 | Fernand | | Yes | | |
| 1981 | Last Summer | Yes | Yes | | |
| 1985 | Rouge midi | Yes | Yes | | |
| 1985 | Le Souffleur | | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | Ki lo sa ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1989 | Roundabout | | | Yes | |
| 1989 | Montalvo and the Child | | | Yes | |
| 1990 | Le Coupeur d'eau | | | Yes | Short film |
| 1991 | Dieu vomit les tièdes | Yes | Yes | Yes | As associate producer |
| 1991 | Le Cri du cochon | | | Yes | |
| 1992 | C'est trop con ! | | | Yes | Short film |
| 1993 | L'Argent fait le bonheur | Yes | Yes | | |
| 1995 | Til Death Do Us Part | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bayard d'Or for Best Film |
| 1997 | Marius and Jeannette | Yes | Yes | Yes | Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Writing Nominated—Goya Award for Best European Film |
| 1998 | Where the Heart Is | Yes | Yes | | San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize San Sebastián International Film Festival - Alma Award for Best Screenplay (Honorable Mention) |
| 2000 | Charge! | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | The Town Is Quiet | Yes | Yes | Yes | European Film Awards - FIPRESCI Prize Valladolid International Film Festival - Golden Spike Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter |
| 2002 | Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated—2002 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or |
| 2002 | Romances de terre et d'eau | | | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2004 | Bad Spelling | | | Yes | |
| 2004 | My Father Is an Engineer | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2nd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival - Prize of the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists for Best Feature Film |
| 2005 | Crustacés et Coquillages | | | Yes | As associate producer |
| 2005 | The Last Mitterrand | Yes | | Yes | Nominated—55th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear |
| 2005 | Free Zone | | | Yes | Co-producer |
| 2006 | Armenia | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3rd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival - Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film |
| 2006 | Le Dernier des fous | | | Yes | |
| 2007 | Beneath the Rooftops of Paris | | | Yes | |
| 2008 | Lady Jane | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated—58th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear |
| 2009 | Sisters | | | Yes | |
| 2009 | The Army of Crime | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Les Amants naufragés | | | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2011 | La Vie en miettes | | | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2011 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Yes | Yes | | European Parliament LUX Prize Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Swann d'Or for Best Director Valladolid International Film Festival - Silver Spike Valladolid International Film Festival - Audience Award Nominated—2011 Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard |
| 2013 | Notre monde | | | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2013 | My Sweet Pepper Land | | | Yes | |
| 2013 | Les Déferlantes | | | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2014 | Ariane's Thread | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | The Young Karl Marx | | | Yes | |
| 2017 | The House by the Sea | | | | |
| 2019 | Gloria Mundi | Yes | | | |

### As actor

* 1990: L'Ami Giono: Jofroi de la Maussan (Telefilm)
* 2002: Lulu as Marius
* 2012: Rendezvous in Kiruna
* 2021: Twist à Bamako