Patrick Chesnais
| Patrick Chesnais | |
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 Patrick Chesnais at the César Awards 2014 | |
| Born |
18 March 1947 La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen.[1]
In 1989, he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film La Lectrice directed by Michel Deville. In 1994, he starred in Harold Pinter's "Le Retour", and in 1992, in La Belle Histoire by Claude Lelouch.
He starred in Hany Tamba's Melodrama Habibi in 2008.
Selected filmography
- The Reader (1988)
- Il y a des jours... et des lunes (1990)
- Triplex (1991)
- After sex (1997)
- Children of the Century (1999)
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
- Tu Seras Mon Fils (2011)
- Bright Days Ahead (2013)
- Le grand partage (2015)
Decorations
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