- Gaël Morel
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name = Gaël Morel
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caption = Morel asFrançois in "Wild Reeds "
birthdate = birth date|1972|9|25|mf=y
location =Villefranche-sur-Saône ,Rhône-Alpes ,France
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notable role =François in "Les Roseaux Sauvages "Gaël Morel (born
September 25 1972 ) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.Biography
Morel was born in
Villefranche-sur-Saône ,Rhône-Alpes ,France , a small town of 30,000 inhabitants outsideLyon . He also grew up in the nearby little village ofLacenas in the Villefranche district.At the age of 15, Morel left home to go to pursue film studies in Lyon, afterwards moving to
Paris . There he met with the acclaimed French directorAndré Téchiné who cast him in the lead role of François in the multi César-winning1994 film "Les Roseaux sauvages " ("Wild Reeds") which brought him to wider fame, earning much critical praise for his performance, and a1995 César nomination for Most Promising Young Actor.While his "Wild Reeds" co-stars
Élodie Bouchez andStéphane Rideau have both gone on to successful acting careers (he has often cast them in his own films), Morel has chosen to pursue a career behind the camera, as filmmaking has always been his passion.Filmography as actor
* "
Les Roseaux sauvages " ("Wild Reeds") dir.André Téchiné , 1994 ..."François"
* "Le Plus Bel Âge " dir.Didier Haudepin , 1995 ..."Bertrand"
* "Zonzon " dir.Laurent Bouhnik , 1998 ..."Grandjean"
* "Loin " dir.André Téchiné , 2001 ..."François"Filmography as director
* "
La Vie à Rebours ", 1994,
* "À Toute Vitesse " ("Full Speed"), 1996
* "Premières Neiges ", 1999
* "Les Chemins de l'Oued " ("Under Another Sky"), 2002
* "Le Clan " ("Three Dancing Slaves"), 2004
* "Après Lui ", 2007
* "New Wave", 2008Awards
* 1995 César nomination : Meilleur Espoir Masculin (Most Promising Young Actor) for "
Les Roseaux sauvages "
* 2002 Fipresci Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, for "Les Chemins de l'Oued "External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603588/ IMDb entry]
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