Alexandre Arcady

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Alexandre Arcady
Alexandre Arcady AOUT 2012 (cropped).jpg
Arcady in 2012
Born (1947-03-17) 17 March 1947 (age 77)
Algiers, Algeria
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1979–present
Spouse Diane Kurys
Children Alexandre Aja
Sacha Sperling

Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. [2] He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. [2] His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. [2]

He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the Arab Spring, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East". [4]

Filmography

As an actor

As a director

As a producer

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References

  1. imdb
  2. 1 2 3 4 AlloCine
  3. Yahoo movies
  4. Stéphane Ilan, Alexandre Arcady : « Il n’y a pas un jour où je ne pense pas à l’Algérie », L'Arche , 21 September 2012