What nationality were the film directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Maurice Pialat?
Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat (] ; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.
99 Francs (film) 99 Francs is a 2007 film by the French director Jan Kounen based on the novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder written by Nicolas & Bruno. It stars Jean Dujardin, already a big star in France, who would later become world-famous with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie The Artist.