Emmanuel Bourdieu


Emmanuel Bourdieu is a French writer, playwright, film director and philosopher. He is the youngest son of Marie Claire Brizard and sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.

Biography

While a student at Lycée Henri-IV, he met Denis Podalydès who belonged to the drama club of Lycée Fénelon.
An alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure, he earned a PhD in philosophy. He taught philosophy courses at the University of Bordeaux III and assistant in linguistics at the University of Paris VII. He participated in Cerisy conference on "American Philosophy."
During his studies, he met Jeanne Balibar and Arnaud Desplechin, with whom, together with Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Denis and Bruno Podalydès, he created the group of young filmmakers and intellectuals called 'Rive Gauche'.
Emmanuel Bourdieu began his writing career in the theatre with the play Tout mon possible and Je crois , put on in 1998 by Denis Podalydès. He then wrote for film with Arnaud Desplechin, Nicole Garcia and Catherine Corsini.
He started directing in 1998 with a short film called Venise , followed by Candidature for which he won the Prix Jean Vigo and the César Award for Best Short Film.
In his first feature film, released simultaneously in cinemas under the title Vert Paradis and broadcast on Arte as Les Cadets de Gascogne. It is based on the sociological work of his father in .
In 2006, Les Amitiés maléfiques received the Grand Prix of the Critics at Cannes Film Festival.

Cinema

As actor

As writer and director of plays