# Manuel Poirier

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{{Short description|French film director}}
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| name         = Manuel Poirier
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [Peru](/source/Peru)
| death_date   = 
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| occupation   = [Film director](/source/Film_director)<br />[Screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter)
| years_active = 1984–present 
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'''Manuel Poirier''' (born 17 November 1954) is a French [film director](/source/film_director) and [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter). He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film ''[Western](/source/Western_(1997_film))'' won the [Jury Prize](/source/Jury_Prize_(Cannes_Film_Festival)) at the [1997 Cannes Film Festival](/source/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==
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* ''[La première journée de Nicolas](/source/La_premi%C3%A8re_journ%C3%A9e_de_Nicolas)'' (1984)
* ''[La lettre à Dédé](/source/La_lettre_%C3%A0_D%C3%A9d%C3%A9)'' (1985)
* ''[Appartement 62](/source/Appartement_62)'' (1986)
* ''[Sales histoires](/source/Sales_histoires)'' (1990)
* ''[La petite amie d'Antonio](/source/La_petite_amie_d'Antonio)'' (1992)
* ''[...à la campagne](/source/...%C3%A0_la_campagne)'' (1995)
* ''[Attention, fragile](/source/Attention%2C_fragile)'' (1995)
* ''[Marion](/source/Marion_(1997_film))'' (1997)
* ''[Western](/source/Western_(1997_film))'' (1997)
* ''[De la lumière quand même](/source/De_la_lumi%C3%A8re_quand_m%C3%AAme)'' (2000)
* ''[Te quiero](/source/Te_quiero_(2001_film))'' (2001)
* ''[Les femmes... ou les enfants d'abord...](/source/Les_femmes..._ou_les_enfants_d'abord...)'' (2002)
* ''[Chemins de traverse](/source/Chemins_de_traverse)'' (2004)
* ''[Le sang des fraises](/source/Le_sang_des_fraises)'' (2006)
* ''[La maison](/source/La_maison)'' (2007)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0688544|Manuel Poirier}}

{{Lumière Award for Best Screenplay}}
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Category:Living people
Category:French film directors
Category:French male screenwriters
Category:French screenwriters
Category:Best Screenplay Lumière Award winners

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