Directing
Laurent Cantet
Born June 15, 1961 · Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France
Died April 25, 2024 · aged 62
Laurent Cantet was a French director and writer. In 2008 he won the Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Class.
Known For
The Class · 2008The Class
★ 7.02008
MovieDrama
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Foxfire · 2013Foxfire
★ 5.72013
MovieDrama
Set in the 1950s, a a group of young girls in upstate New York form their own gang.
7 Days in Havana · 20127 Days in Havana
★ 5.62012
MovieDrama
A lesbian, an aspiring actor, an aspiring singer, a low-class marriage, a neighborhood community and 2 renowned directors have memorable less-than-24-hour-long experiences while living in/visiting the capital of Cuba.
The Workshop · 2017The Workshop
★ 6.02017
MovieDramaMystery
Antoine has agreed to follow a writing workshop where some young people in insertion must write a noir novel with the help of Olivia, a recognized novelist. The work of writing will bring to life the working-class past of the city. Its shipyard is closed for 25 years, a nostalgia that does not interest Antoine, influenced by the anxiety of the present world
Enzo · 2025Enzo
★ 6.52025
MovieDrama
Enzo, 16, defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship, a path far removed from the prestigious life they had envisioned for him. In their chic villa in the sun-drenched South of France, tensions simmer as relentless questions and pressures weigh on Enzo’s future and dreams. On the construction sites, however, Vlad, a charismatic Ukrainian colleague, shakes up Enzo’s world and opens the door to unexpected possibilities.
Time Out · 2001Time Out
★ 6.72001
MovieDrama
An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.
Return to Ithaca · 2014Return to Ithaca
★ 6.22014
MovieDramaComedy
Sun is setting on Havana. Five friends are gathered to celebrate the return of Amadeo after 16 years of exile in Madrid.
Heading South · 2006Heading South
★ 5.42006
MovieDramaRomance
A story of three female tourists who visit Haiti, in order to enjoy the sexual nature of the young men.
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