Biography
Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French filmmaker, producer and actor. Most known for Marius and Jeannette (1997) and Gloria Mundi (2019), his films usually star his wife Ariane Ascaride or Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France. He has been married to actress Ariane Ascaride since 1975 and they have two daughters, Valentine and Madeleine. Like Marcel Pagnol and René Allio before him, he anchors his films in social reality. His films are strongly marked by the local and regional environment of the city of Marseille, and in particular L'Estaque (north-west Marseille), for example in Marius et Jeannette. His 2011 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Guédiguian signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages. Source: Article "Robert Guédiguian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Directed 25
2020s
- 2026
A Woman Today
Director
- 2025
The Thieving Magpie
Director
- 2023
And the Party Goes On
Director
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
Gloria Mundi
Director
- 2017
The House by the Sea
Director
- 2015
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
Director
- 2014
Ariane's Thread
Director
- 2011
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Director
2000s
- 2009
Army of Crime
Director
- 2008
Lady Jane
Director
- 2006
Armenia
Director
- 2005
The Last Mitterrand
Director
- 2004
My Father is an Engineer
Director
- 2002
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
Director
- 2000
The Town Is Quiet
Director
Charge!
Director
1990s
- 1998
Where the Heart Is
Director
L'argent fait le bonheur
Director
- 1997
Marius and Jeannette
Director
- 1995
'Till Death Do Us Part
Director
- 1991
Dieu vomit les tièdes
Director
1980s
- 1986
Ki lo sa ?
Director
- 1985
Rouge midi
Director
- 1981
Produced 29
2020s
- 2026
A Woman Today
Producer
- 2025
The Thieving Magpie
Producer
- 2024
The Most Precious of Cargoes
Producer
We Are Not Our Parents
Producer
- 2023
And the Party Goes On
Producer
- 2022
Goodnight, Soldier
Producer
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Just the Three of Us
Producer
- 2018
Isabelle
Producer
- 2017
The House by the Sea
Producer
- 2015
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
Producer
- 2014
Ariane's Thread
Producer
My Sweet Pepper Land
Producer
- 2013
2000s
- 2009
Sisters
Producer
- 2008
Lady Jane
Producer
- 2006
Demented
Producer
- 2005
Free Zone
Co-Producer
Cockles and Muscles
Producer
- 2002
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
Producer
- 2000
The Town Is Quiet
Producer
Charge!
Producer
1990s
- 1997
Marius and Jeannette
Producer
- 1995
'Till Death Do Us Part
Producer
1980s
- 1989
Once Around the Park
Producer
- 1986
Ki lo sa ?
Producer
Wrote 22
2020s
- 2026
A Woman Today
Screenplay, Idea
- 2025
The Thieving Magpie
Screenplay
- 2023
And the Party Goes On
Writer
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
Gloria Mundi
Screenplay
- 2017
The House by the Sea
Screenplay
- 2015
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
Writer
- 2014
Ariane's Thread
Writer
- 2011
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
Army of Crime
Scenario Writer
- 2008
Lady Jane
Screenplay
- 2006
Armenia
Writer
- 2002
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
Writer
- 2000
The Town Is Quiet
Screenplay
Charge!
Writer
1990s
- 1998
Where the Heart Is
Writer
L'argent fait le bonheur
Writer
- 1997
Marius and Jeannette
Screenplay
- 1995
'Till Death Do Us Part
Writer
1980s
- 1986
Ki lo sa ?
Writer
- 1981
- 1980
Fernand
Scenario Writer
Acted in 1
1990s
- 1997
Marius and Jeannette
Narrateur (voice) (uncredited)
Appearances5
2020s
- 2022
Il était une fois Marseille
Self
- 2021
Une histoire extraordinaire
Self
2010s
- 2014
Il était une fois... « Marius et Jeannette »
Self
2000s
- 2005
Le Cercle
Self · 1 episode
- 2004
