Emmanuel Finkiel (born 30 October 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director and actor.
Emmanuel Finkiel was born to a father who was born in France, whose parents and brother were rounded up in 1942 during the Vel d'Hiv roundup and then deported and killed in Auschwitz. His family came from Poland and one of his great-grandfathers was a rabbi.
He began his career in 1979 as an assistant director to Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Bertrand Tavernier. He initially worked as an assistant director for 16 years. His debut film, Voyages received Louis Delluc Prize and César Award for Best First Feature Film. Finkiel also received Prix Jean Vigo for his film Nulle part, terre promise. In 2019, he was nominated for César Award for Best Director and César Award for Best Adaptation for his film, Memoir of War.
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Filmography
Director
1999: Voyages
2000: Samedi
2000: Dimanche
2000: Lundi
2006: Les Européens
2009: Nulle part, terre promise
2012: Je suis
2016: A Decent Man
2017: Memoir of War
1997: Regards d'enfance
2006: En marge des jours
2022: In Therapy (season 2, Claire episodes)
Actor
2003: Motus
2004: Le Pont des Arts
2004: The Beat That My Heart Skipped