Background
Philippe Garrel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1948, the son of actor Maurice Garrel and his wife.
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Philippe Garrel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1948, the son of actor Maurice Garrel and his wife.
The younger Garrel became interested in film and started his career early, influenced by the new work of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. At the age of 16, Garrel wrote and directed his first film, Les Enfants Désaccordés, in 1964. Over a ten-year period, Garrel enjoyed a good run of critical recognition at the Venice Film Festival.
His films have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. In 1982, Garrel won the Prix Jean Vigo for the film L"Enfant Secret. He won Perspectives du Cinéma Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984 for his 1983 film Liberté, la nuit. In 1991, he won a Silver Lion for his film J"entends Plus la Guitare, which was nominated for a Golden Lion. Le Vent de la Nuit was nominated for a Golden Lion in 1999. Two years later, Sauvage Innocence was nominated for a Golden Lion and won the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2005 film, Les Amants Réguliers, won him the Silver Lion, for Best Director.
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