biography
pronunciation:
[dwayõ]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| Film-maker, born in Paris, France. The maker of varied films in which he directs professionals and non-professionals alike with rigour and patience, his works include Un Sac de billes, a story set in 1941 about a small Jewish boy who escapes to the S of France, and Ponette (1996), which produced a remarkable performance from its four-year old star, Victoire Thivisol, who received the best actress award at Cannes. |
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