Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache are French filmmakers, best known for directing the films Those Happy Days (2006) and The Intouchables (2011).
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | |
|---|---|
 Éric Toledano (left) and Olivier Nakache (right) | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Filmmakers |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Early life
editÉric Toledano was born on 3 July 1971 in Paris. Olivier Nakache was born on 15 April 1973 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine.[1]
Toledano and Nakache are both Jewish.[2] Toledano's parents were immigrants from Morocco, while Nakache's parents were from Algeria.[3]
Career
editToledano and Nakache collaborated several times before directing The Intouchables (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history[4] and for which they were nominated for several awards, including three Cesar Awards. They have collaborated several times with actor Omar Sy, most recently in the 2014 film Samba.
Their 2019 film The Specials stars Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb.[5] The film shows Parisians from many different groups in society making connections with each other through their work with autistic children and young people.[6]
Toledano and Nakache directed En thérapie, the French version of the Israeli series BeTipul, created by Hagai Levi, about a psychologist and his patients. It debuted on Arte TV in January 2021, starring Frédéric Pierrot, Mélanie Thierry, Reda Kateb, Clémence Poésy, Pio Marmaï, and Carole Bouquet. The series is set in the aftermath of the Bataclan attack in 2015.[6] A second season was aired from April 2022,[7] with each series comprising 35 episodes.[8][9] The show aired on SBS Television in Australia as In Therapy.[10]
Their next film, A Difficult Year, premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Le jour et la nuit | Director & writer | Short |
| 1999 | Les petits souliers | Director & writer | Short |
| La part de l'ombre | Director | Short | |
| 2002 | Ces jours heureux | Director & writer | Short |
| 2005 | Let's Be Friends | Director & writer | |
| 2006 | Those Happy Days | Director, writer & actor | |
| 2009 | Tellement proches | Director & writer | |
| 2011 | The Intouchables | Director & writer | Became the second highest-grossing French film in France upon release |
| 2014 | Samba | Director & writer | |
| 2017 | C'est la vie ! | Director & writer | |
| 2019 | The Specials | Director & writer | |
| 2021–2022 | In Therapy | Creator | TV series |
| 2023 | A Difficult Year | Director & writer |
References
edit- ^ Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors. Vol. 1. The Scarecrow Press. p. 765. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- ^ "Visiting French film duo 'untouched' by anti-Semitism". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache - The Intouchables Interview. 6:30: YouTube. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Our parents came in France, they are immigrants. Olivier from Algeria, I am from Morocco
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Bosio, Alice (9 January 2012). "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ?". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2019-01-18). "Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano's 'The Specials' Already a Gaumont Sales Hit (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ a b "French version of Israeli show 'BeTipul' debuts as 'En Thérapie'". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Sotinel, Thomas (4 April 2022). "'In Therapy,' Season 2: The psychiatrist and the pandemic". Le Monde. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ En thérapie at IMDb
- ^ "In therapy: the first series of the Toledano / Nakache duo". Do It In Paris. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Myers, Kate (25 November 2021). "'In Therapy', a problem shared is a problem halved". SBS TV Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Lazic, Elena (2023-07-31). "A closer look at the European presence at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
External links
edit- Éric Toledano at IMDb
- Olivier Nakache at IMDb
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