Olivier Dahan


Olivier Dahan is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie en Rose, was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language.

Biography

Dahan was born in La Ciotat, France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish origin. In 1991, Olivier Dahan received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot several short subjects and clips.
In the beginning of 2004, he decided to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier Dahan for changing her life in whole and as an actress.
In the afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song released on April 7, 2010.

Selected filmography

Feature films

Frères, starring Nabil El Bouhairi, Véronique Octon, Samy Naceri, & Romain DurisDéjà mort, starring Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel and Zoé FélixLe Petit Poucet, starring Élodie Bouchez, Romane Bohringer and Catherine DeneuveLa Vie promise, starring Isabelle Huppert and Pascal GreggoryCrimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse, starring Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel and Christopher LeeLa Vie en Rose, starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud and Clotilde CourauMy Own Love Song, starring Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker and Nick NolteThe Dream Team starring José García, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gad Elmaleh, Joeystarr and Omar SyGrace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth and Frank LangellaSimone Veil, A Woman of the Century starring Elsa Zylberstein, Rebecca Marder and Olivier Gourmet

Musicals

Awards and nominations

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Wins: