Happy 53rd Birthday, Xavier Beauvois! Born today in 1967, this French actor, screenwriter and film director is known for the 1995 French drama film 'N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir' ('Don't Forget You're Going to Die'). In the film, Beauvois co-stars as Benoit.
The film was entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in May of that same year.
The film was entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in May of that same year.
However, he lost to Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician Emir Kusturica's 1995 Serbian drama/comedy-drama film 'Podzemlje' ('Underground').
Among his credits, Beauvois is best known for co-writing and directing the 2010 French drama/history film 'Des hommes et des dieu' ('Of Gods and Men').
Referring to a verse from the Holy Bible shown at the beginning of the film, it tells of an order of Trappist monks whose members include Christian (Lambert Wilson) and Luc (Michael Lonsdale) who live among the Muslim population in a quiet corner of Algeria.
As the country is plunged into civil war in the mid-1990s, the men of God must decide whether to stay among the impoverished residents who have been their neighbors, or flee the encroaching fundamentalist terrorists. The situation that unfolds, based on actual events, has tragic consequences.
The film premiered at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, the festival's second most prestigious award, in May of that same year.
It also became a critical and commercial success in its domestic market, and won both the Lumières Award and César Award for Best Film.
It also became a critical and commercial success in its domestic market, and won both the Lumières Award and César Award for Best Film.
Beauvois has been active from 1986–present.
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