Cédric Klapisch

Biography

Cédric Klapisch (born September 4, 1961), is a French film director. Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII. He was rejected on two occasions by the prestigious French film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), now known as La fémis. He later attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985. During the 1980s, he started to shoot short films such as In transit or Ce qui me meut. He subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and he became a director for feature films. He has also directed a nature documentary for French television. Klapisch's next film, Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire), had its production delayed for 4 months. During this period, he devised a new, low-budget product, which became L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment). Shot in Spain, this film became his greatest box-office success.

Directed

1. The Spanish Apartment (2002) — Director
2. Chinese Puzzle (2013) — Director
3. Russian Dolls (2005) — Director
4. Someone, Somewhere (2019) — Director
5. Back to Burgundy (2017) — Director
6. Rise (2022) — Director
7. Paris (2008) — Director
8. Family Resemblances (1996) — Director
9. Good Old Daze (1995) — Director
10. Colours of Time (2025) — Director
11. My Piece of the Pie (2011) — Director
12. When the Cat's Away (1996) — Director
13. Peut-être (1999) — Director
14. Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003) — Director
15. Lumière & Company (1995) — Director
16. Little Nothings (1992) — Director
17. Greek Salad (2023) — Director
18. Ce qui me meut (1989) — Director
19. Aurélie Dupont, Instants of Grace (2010) — Director
20. In Transit (1986) — Director
21. The Goldfish (1994) — Director
22. La Fête du Cinéma (2018) — Director
23. The Lilac Sweep (1998) — Director
24. Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon (2015) — Director
25. Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top (2016) — Director
26. La flûte enchantée au Théâtre des Champs Elysées (2024) — Director
27. La Chambre (1994) — Director
28. Les vrais chercheurs ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent (2025) — Director
29. Call My Agent! (2015) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Spanish Apartment (2002) — Un professeur à la recherche de ses élèves
2. Chinese Puzzle (2013) — le photographe (caméo)
3. Russian Dolls (2005) — L'homme qui veut aller aux toilettes dans le train (uncredited)
4. Back to Burgundy (2017) — Un vendangeur (uncredited)
5. Family Resemblances (1996) — Le père en 1967
6. Good Old Daze (1995) — Obstetricien
7. Colours of Time (2025) — Passager omnibus
8. Peut-être (1999) — L'épicier
9. Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
10. Ballerina (2006) — Self
11. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
12. Belmondo l'influenceur (2020) — Self
13. Babyphone (2023) — Le psychiatre
14. In Transit (1986) — Musician
15. Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) — Self
16. The Lilac Sweep (1998) — Le chauffeur
17. Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017) — Self - Interviewee
18. A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002) — Self
19. Un bon moment (2020)
20. Beau geste (2023) — Self
21. Vidéo Club (2018) — Self
22. Cinéma par... Cédric Klapisch (2020) — Self
23. Still Not... Breathless (2020) — Self
24. Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top (2016) — Cédric Klapisch