Arthur Joffé

French film director

Arthur Joffé (born 20 September 1953) is a French film director, the son of the director and screenwriter Alex Joffé.^[1]^[2] He was awarded the Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 1982 Cannes film festival for his short film Merlin ou le cours de l'or.^[1]^[3] He was also the recipient of the Youth Prize in Cannes for his film Casting.^{[citation needed]}

Arthur Joffé was born on 20 September 1953 in Paris. His first full-length feature film was Harem, starring Ben Kingsley and Nastassja Kinski.^[1]

Filmography

1980 : La Découverte (short feature)
1982 : Merlin ou le cours de l'or (short feature)
1982 : Casting
1985 : Harem
1990 : Alberto Express
1998 : Let There Be Light
2004 : Ne quittez pas !
2015 : Le Feu sacré (documentary)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Philippe Rège, Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, volume 1, p538
^ " Mort du cinéaste Alex Joffé", Libération, 21 August 1995
- "La mort d'Alex Joffé". Les Echos, 21 August 1995
^ Awards 1982 : Competition, Festival de Cannes website