Cédric Kahn (French: [kan]; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor.
Cédric Kahn | |
|---|---|
 Kahn in January 2012 | |
| Born | 17 June 1966 Crest, Drôme, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Career
editHis films include L'Ennui (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom, and Red Lights (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film Roberto Succo was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Political views
editIn December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Kahn 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.[2][3][4]
Filmography
editAs director / screenwriter
editAs actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Benoit's Friend | |
| 2012 | Alyah | Isaac Raphaelson | |
| 2013 | Miss and the Doctors | Boris Pizarnik | |
| 2015 | The Anarchists | Gaspard | |
| 2016 | L'Economie du couple | Boris | |
| 2016 | Up for Love | Bruno | |
| 2018 | Maya | ||
| 2018 | Cold War | Michel | |
| 2022 | Neneh Superstar | Jean-Claude Kahane |
As editor
edit- 1993: L'Exposé
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Roberto Succo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cédric Kahn.
- Cédric Kahn at IMDb