Roman Polanski, 93
Director
1
Thomas Astruc, 51
2
Romain Gavras, 45
3
Luc Besson, 67
4
Jean Renoir (1894-1979)
5
Louise Le Prince
6
Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)
7
Roger Vadim (1928-2000)
8
Georges Melies (1861-1938)
9
Jacques Audiard, 74
10
Leos Carax, 65
11
Mathieu Kassovitz, 59
12
Alain Chabat, 67
13
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984)
14
Robert Bresson (1901-1999)
15
Frank Darabont, 67
16
William Wyler (1902-1981)
17
Claude Lelouch, 88
18
FloBer, 35
19
Geraldine Maillet, 54
20
Born in France
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21
Catherine Breillat, 78
22
Greg Lansky, 43
23
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24
Jonathan Kaplan (1947-2025)
25
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26
Louis Malle (1932-1995)
27
Louis Leterrier, 53
28
Michel Hazanavicius, 59
29
Claude Lanzmann (1925-2018)
30
Julia Ducournau, 42
31
Sylvain White, 54
32
Anthony Finocchiaro, 40
33
Claire Denis, 80
34
Djibril Glissant, 54
35
Yann Gonzalez, 49
36
Michel Gondry, 63
37
Jann Turner, 61
38
Jacques Tati (1907-1982)
39
Philippe Garrel, 78
40
Alexandre Aja, 49
41
Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946-2022)
42
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43
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44
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45
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46
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47
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48
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