Manuel Poirier

{{Short description|French film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Manuel Poirier | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Peru | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Film director<br />Screenwriter | years_active = 1984–present }}

'''Manuel Poirier''' (born 17 November 1954) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film ''Western'' won the Jury Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4890/year/1997.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Western |accessdate=2009-09-24|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''La première journée de Nicolas'' (1984) * ''La lettre à Dédé'' (1985) * ''Appartement 62'' (1986) * ''Sales histoires'' (1990) * ''La petite amie d'Antonio'' (1992) * ''...à la campagne'' (1995) * ''Attention, fragile'' (1995) * ''Marion'' (1997) * ''Western'' (1997) * ''De la lumière quand même'' (2000) * ''Te quiero'' (2001) * ''Les femmes... ou les enfants d'abord...'' (2002) * ''Chemins de traverse'' (2004) * ''Le sang des fraises'' (2006) * ''La maison'' (2007) {{Div col end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0688544|Manuel Poirier}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poirier, Manuel}} Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:French film directors Category:French male screenwriters Category:French screenwriters Category:Best Screenplay Lumière Award winners