Denis Dercourt

Denis Dercourt
Dercourt (left) at IFFI 2007
Born (1964-10-01) 1 October 1964 (age 60)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1997-present

Denis Dercourt (born 1 October 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Denis Dercourt's grandfather directed documentaries; his father was a film producer and his brother is also a film producer.[1] From 1988 to 1993, Dercourt studied philosophy at the Paris Nanterre University and also studied at Sciences Po.[2]

Dercourt started his career as a singer and violin player. He performed with the French symphonic orchestra directed by Laurent Petitgirard and taught music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. He shot his first short film with his brother.[1][2]

He has directed nine films since 1997. His film The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The $4.2 million (€3.07 million) film went on to become an international box office success,[4][5][6] grossing $11.1 million worldwide.[7]

Three years later, his film Demain dès l'aube competed in the same section at the 2009 festival.[8]

In 2021, he shot the French-Korean film Vanishing based on the novel The Killing Room by Peter May.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b Benoit Basirico (8 January 2014). "Denis Dercourt et Jérôme Lemonnier, une réelle entente musicale". Cinezik.org (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Biographie". Cinefil.com (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Page Turner". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Key figures for The Page Turner - cineuropa.org".
  5. ^ https://en.unifrance.org/news/4864/international-box-office-2007-off-to-a-strong-start
  6. ^ https://en.unifrance.org/news/4963/french-films-win-over-american-audiences
  7. ^ "La Tourneuse de pages - The-Numbers.com".
  8. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tomorrow at Dawn". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  9. ^ Song Seung-hyun (24 March 2022). "French filmmaker Denis Dercourt not surprised to see Korean content thrive globally". Koreaherald.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ Rebecca Souw (8 October 2021). "Crossover Film 'Vanishing' Felt 'More Korean Than French,' Says Busan Audience at World Premiere". Variety.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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