Guillaume Nicloux

Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television.^[1]

He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival for The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq, a comedic interpretation of a rumoured abduction of the writer Michel Houellebecq, starring Houellebecq as himself.^[2]

His 2015 film Valley of Love was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.^[3][4]

Bibliography

• Zoocity (1996)
• Le Saint des seins (1996)
• C'est juste une balade américaine (1997)
• Le Destin est une putain (1998)
• Jack Mongoly (1998)
• Monsieur Chance (1998)
• Le Poulpe, le film : pour l'attendrir, faut taper dessus (1998)
• L'Honneur perdu de Georges Blesse (2000)
• Des brutes et des méchants (2001)

Filmography

Director

• Les Enfants volants (1990)
• La Vie crevée (1992, TV)
• Faut pas rire du bonheur (1994)
• Le Poulpe (1998)
• Une affaire privée (2002)
• Cette femme-là (2003)
• Le Concile de Pierre (2006)
• La clef (2007)
• La reine des connes (2009, TV)
• Virgin's Kiss (2009)
• Holiday (2010)
• L'Affaire Gordji : Histoire d'une cohabitation (2012, TV)
• The Nun (La Religieuse) (2013)
• The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (L'Enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq) (2014)
• The Valley of Love (2015)

Actor

• I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous) (1998)
• Le Poulpe (1998)
• Cette femme-là (2003)
• Cliente (2008)
• Turning Tide (2013)

References

1. "Guillaume Nicloux : Sa biographie". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2015-04-10.
2. "Best Screenplay Narrative Winner: The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq". tribecafilm.com. Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
3. "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
4. "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.