Jacques Audiard le cinéma à cœur

In eight films Jacques Audiard has renewed French cinema without alienating either the critics or the success It is only at the age of 42 that he starts directing after having been an editor and a scriptwriter In 1994 he directed his first film Regarde les hommes tomber whose conflicting shooting was an ordeal for this misanthropic beginner It was with Sur mes lèvres in 2001 that he forged his cinematographic language contained lyricism deliberate imperfection of images ellipses plunging the audience into a maelstrom of sensations With each of his films Jacques Audiard intends to renew himself at the cost of challenges and doubts always more vivid