About Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin (French: [aʁno depləʃɛ̃]; born 31 October 1960) is a French filmmaker. His films usually explore contemporary French society, featuring melodramatic settings or heavily inspired by François Truffaut. He is most known for Esther Kahn (2000), Kings and Queen (2004), A Christmas Tale (2008) and My Golden Days (2015), for the latter he won the César Award for Best Director. == Early life == Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department. He has a brother named Fabrice who has acted in several of his films, and two sisters: novelist Marie Desplechin and screenwriter Raphaëlle Desplechin. Arnaud Desplechin studied film directing at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle then at the IDHEC, graduating in 1984. He made three short films inspired by the work of the Belgian novelist Jean Ray. During the late 1980s, Desplechin worked as a director of photography on several films. == Career == In 1990, Desplechin directed La vie des morts, starring several actors who would go on to appear in multiple Desplechin films, such as Marianne Denicourt, Emmanuelle Devos, Emmanuel Salinger and Thibault de Montalembert.
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