Pierre Salvadori
Pierre Salvadori | |
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.jpg) Salvadori at the 2014 Cabourg Film Festival | |
| Born | 8 November 1964 |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Pierre Salvadori (born 8 November 1964) is a French film director from Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco, known for works on romantic comedies such as Priceless (2006) and The Trouble with You (2018).
Life and career
In 1989, Salvadori wrote his first screenplay, which would then become the hit film Cible émouvante (Wild Target), which he directed in 1993. The film garnered the young director a César nomination for Best First Work, though he had already tested his directorial capabilities the year before with the short film Ménage.
Cible émouvante was remade in London by Jonathan Lynn as Wild Target (2009).[1]
In 1995, Salvadori began working with Marie Trintignant and Guillaume Depardieu, whom he cast in the highly successful films The Apprentices and Comme elle respire. And in 2000, Salvadori switched gears from comedy to the dark thriller The Sandmen.
He was awarded the ‘Itinérances’ prize in 2023 by the Alès Film Festival – Itinérances.[2]
In 2026, Salvadori directed The Electric Kiss, a romantic tragicomedy set in the Paris art world of the Roaring Twenties, which opened the 79th Cannes Film Festival. [3][4][5]
Filmography
As filmmaker
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Wild Target | Cible émouvante | |
| 1995 | The Apprentices | Les Apprentis | |
| 1998 | White Lies | Comme elle respire | |
| 2000 | The Sandmen | Le détour | Feature version of TV Movie of same title |
| 2003 | After You... | Après vous | |
| 2006 | Priceless | Hors de prix | |
| 2010 | Beautiful Lies | De vrais mensonges | |
| 2014 | In the Courtyard | Dans la cour | |
| 2018 | The Trouble with You | En liberté! | |
| 2022 | The Little Gang | La Petite Bande | |
| 2026 | The Electric Kiss | La Vénus électrique[6] |
Television
- L'@mour est à réinventer (1996) – TV series, 1 episode
- Le détour (2000) – TV film
Actor
- L'histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse (1994)
- The Banned Woman (1997)
- La femme du cosmonaute (1998)
- White Lies (1998)
- Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (2005)
External links
References
- ↑ Jenkins, David (2010-06-15). "Wild Target". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Présentation_en | Itinérances - Festival Cinéma d'Alès". itinerances.org. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival opens with politically-charged speech by Eye Haïdara and honorary Palme d'Or for Peter Jackson". 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Rayfield, Jillian (2026-05-07). "At Cannes, French Cinema Is Front and Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Times, The Brussels. "Franco-Belgian joint production opens Cannes Film Festival". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Opening film: The "false pretense" interview by Pierre Salvadori for La Vénus électrique (The Electric Kiss)". Festival de Cannes. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-06-07.