Prix des Deux Magots
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (1982) Winner
François Weyergans
ふらんそわ・うぇいえるがんす
Furansowa Weyergansu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-08-02 （Etterbeek, Belgium）
- Died
- 2019-05-27 （Paris, France） age 77
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Etterbeek, Belgium → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Film director
- Active Years
- 1961-2019
- Affiliations
- Académie française, Cahiers du cinéma
- Memberships
- Académie française
- Influenced By
- Franz Weyergans, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institut des hautes études cinématographiques | — | Film | — | — | France |
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Film
Country:
France
Expelled for directing a professional film
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Roger Nimier Prize | Le Pitre | — | — | winner |
| 1981 | Prix Rossel | Macaire le Copte | — | — | winner |
| 1981 | Prix des Deux Magots | Macaire le Copte | — | — | winner |
| 1983 | Prix Méridien des quatre jurys | Le radeau de la Méduse | — | — | winner |
| 1992 | Prix Renaudot | La démence du boxeur | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Prix Goncourt | Trois jours chez ma mère | — | — | winner |
Roger Nimier Prize
1971
Work:
Le Pitre
Result:
winner
Prix Rossel
1981
Work:
Macaire le Copte
Result:
winner
Prix des Deux Magots
1981
Work:
Macaire le Copte
Result:
winner
Prix Méridien des quatre jurys
1983
Work:
Le radeau de la Méduse
Result:
winner
Prix Renaudot
1992
Work:
La démence du boxeur
Result:
winner
Prix Goncourt
2005
Work:
Trois jours chez ma mère
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 67 (1992) Winner
Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 103 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Le Pitre
1971 NovelSatirical account of his psychoanalysis
satirepsychoanalysis
Macaire le Copte
1981 NovelLe radeau de la Méduse
1983 NovelLa démence du boxeur
1992 NovelTrois jours chez ma mère
2005 NovelSatirizes his own difficulties in delivering a manuscript. 'Russian doll' structure with fictional authors, humorous meditations on life, love, family, films.
autobiographicalsatirewriter's block
Bibliography
- Le Pitre (1971)
- Macaire le Copte (1981)
- Le radeau de la Méduse (1983)
- La démence du boxeur (1992)
- Trois jours chez ma mère (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalautobiographicalironic
- Recurring Motifs
- delays in writingfamilyfilms
Legacy
Belgian writer and director. Goncourt Prize winner, member of Académie française. Known for satirical and autobiographical novels.
Trivia
- His father Franz Weyergans was also a writer.
- Expelled from IDHEC film school for making a professional film.
- Arrived 15 minutes late to his Académie française induction ceremony.