| Alexandre Arcady | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Arcady in 2012 | |
| Born | (1947-03-17) 17 March 1947 (age 77) Algiers, Algeria |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Diane Kurys |
| Children | Alexandre Aja Sacha Sperling |
Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Life and career
Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja.
He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the Arab Spring, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Le Coup de sirocco [fr] | Yes | No |
| 1982 | Le Grand Pardon [fr] | Yes | No |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval [fr] | Yes | No |
| 1985 | Hold-Up | Yes | No |
| 1987 | Last Summer in Tangiers | Yes | Yes |
| 1989 | L'union sacrée [fr] | Yes | Yes |
| 1990 | C'est la vie | No | Yes |
| 1991 | Pour Sacha | Yes | No |
| 1992 | Day of Atonement (Le Grand Pardon II) | Yes | Yes |
| 1994 | À la folie | No | Yes |
| 1995 | Dis-moi oui... | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | K [fr] | Yes | No |
| 1999 | Furia | No | Yes |
| 2000 | Return to Algiers | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Break of Dawn [fr] | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | High Tension | No | Yes |
| 2004 | Mariage mixte [fr] | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | L'anniversaire | No | Yes |
| 2008 | Tu peux garder un secret? | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Comme les cinq doigts de la main [fr] | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | What the Day Owes the Night | Yes | No |
| Ce que le jour doit à la nuit | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | 24 Days | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | Arrête ton cinéma | No | Yes |
| 2023 | Le Petit Blond de la Casbah [fr] | Yes | No |
Actor
- To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)
- César and Rosalie (1972)
- Arrête ton cinéma (2016)
References
- imdb
- ^ AlloCine
- Yahoo movies
- Stéphane Ilan, Alexandre Arcady : « Il n’y a pas un jour où je ne pense pas à l’Algérie », L'Arche, 21 September 2012