Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Biography
Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. They came to international attention in the mid-1990s with La Promesse (The Promise). They won their first major international film prize when Rosetta won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Their work tends to reflect left-wing themes and points-of-view. In 2002, Olivier Gourmet won Best Actor at Cannes for the Dardennes' Le Fils (The Son). In 2005, they won the Palme d'Or a second time for their film L'Enfant (The Child), putting them in an elite club, at the time, of only seven. Their film, Le Silence de Lorna (Lorna's Silence), won Best Screenplay at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was released in Europe in the fall. Their film The Kid with a Bike won the Grand Prix at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, received one Golden Globe nomination and eight Magritte Award nominations. Jean-Pierre was the jury president for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, their film Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night) received nine Magritte Award nominations (winning three) and one Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Marion Cotillard. Their 2019 feature Young Ahmed won them the Best Director Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Their 2022 film Tori and Lokita won the 75th Anniversary Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Creators of intensely naturalistic films about working class life in Belgium, brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne have created a notable body of work since 1996. With La Promesse (The Promise) (1996), Rosetta (1999), Le Fils (The Son) (2002), and L'Enfant (The Child) (2005), the Dardennes' films show young people at the fringes of society – immigrants, the unemployed, the inhabitants of shelters. Both Rosetta and L'Enfant were awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the only two Belgian films ever to earn the honor. The Dardennes were born and raised in Seraing in Liege, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. Jean-Pierre (born in 1951) studied drama while Luc (born three years later) studied philosophy. In 1975 they established Derives, the production company that produced the roughly sixty documentary films they made before branching into feature films. These films covered such topics as Polish immigration, World War II resistance, a general strike in 1960. Their first two feature films, however, are rarely seen today: Falsch (1987) adapted from René Kalisky, featuring Bruno Cremer and Je pense a vous (1992). The Dardennes had their first international success with La Promesse (The Promise) in 1996. ... Source: Article "Dardenne brothers" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
163
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-04-21 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Engis, Wallonia, Belgium
Crew

2025

Adam's Sake Producer

2025

Manas Associate Producer

2024

Julie Keeps Quiet Co-Producer

2024

Foreign Language Executive Producer

2024

Traffic Producer

2023

The Line Co-Producer

2023

Black Box Co-Producer

2023

Holly Co-Producer

2022

Tori and Lokita Producer

2022

My Night Co-Producer

2022

Tori and Lokita Director

2022

Saturn Bowling Co-Producer

2022

Tori and Lokita Screenplay

2022

Animals Co-Producer

2021

Red Soil Co-Producer

2021

La Civil Co-Producer

2020

Atarrabi & Mikelats Producer

2020

Honey Cigar Co-Producer

2019

Young Ahmed Director

2019

Young Ahmed Producer

2019

Young Ahmed Screenplay

2019

Casanova, Last Love Co-Producer

2018

Carnivores Co-Producer

2018

Fatwa Co-Producer

2018

Dear Son Producer

2018

The Sisters Brothers Associate Producer

2018

Don't Shoot Producer

2018

The Sisters Brothers Co-Producer

2018

Paul Sanchez Is Back! Co-Producer

2017

Endangered Species Co-Producer

2016

Good Luck Sam Producer

2016

Behind the Clouds Co-Producer

2016

Hedi Co-Producer

2016

Pericle Co-Producer

2016

The Unknown Girl Director

2016

The Unknown Girl Screenplay

2016

Graduation Co-Producer

2016

Planetarium Co-Producer

2016

The Unknown Girl Producer

2016

The Son of Joseph Co-Producer

2016

The Dancer Co-Producer

2015

Diary of a Chambermaid Co-Producer

2015

Les Cowboys Co-Producer

2015

Long Live the Bride Co-Producer

2014

À ciel ouvert Co-Producer

2014

Two Days, One Night Director

2014

Two Days, One Night Screenplay

2014

Two Days, One Night Producer

2014

40-Love Producer

2014

Wild Life Co-Producer

2013

Ion Producer

2013

Marina Co-Producer

2013

Playing Dead Producer

2012

White Elephant Thanks

2012

Rust and Bone Co-Producer

2012

Summer with Anton Producer

2012

Beyond the Hills Co-Producer

2011

The Kid with a Bike Director

2011

The Kid with a Bike Screenplay

2011

The Kid with a Bike Producer

2011

Bloody Eyes Screenplay

2011

The Minister Producer

2010

A Letter to Elia Thanks

2010

K.O.R. Producer

2009

The Front Line Producer

2009

Children Without a Shadow Executive Producer

2008

Lorna's Silence Director

2008

Lorna's Silence Screenplay

2008

Lorna's Silence Producer

2008

Premier Jour Producer

2007

Vous êtes de la police ? Co-Producer

2007

Madonnas Co-Producer

2007

Darkness Director

2006

The Colonel Producer

2005

The Child Director

2005

The Child Producer

2005

The Ax Producer

2005

Life, Differently Executive Producer

2005

The Child Writer

2005

Être amoureux Producer

2005

Il fare politica Producer

2004

The Sun Assassinated Producer

2003

Stormy Weather Producer

2003

The Living World Co-Producer

2002

The Son Director

2002

The Son Writer

2002

The Son Producer

2002

Brook by Brook Co-Producer

2002

First Love Producer

2002

Two Sisters Producer

2000

La devinière Line Producer

1999

Rosetta Director

1999

Rosetta Producer

1999

Rosetta Screenplay

1999

Les siestes Grenadine Producer

1999

L'héritier Executive Producer

1997

Gigi, Monica... et Bianca Executive Producer

1996

La Promesse Director

1996

La Promesse Writer

1996

La Promesse Producer

1995

Faute de soleil Co-Producer

1993

Thinking of You Director

1993

Thinking of You Screenplay

1993

Thinking of You Producer

1987

Falsch Director

1987

Falsch Screenplay

1982

Lessons from a University on the Fly Director of Photography

1981

R... Doesn't Answer Anymore Director of Photography

1978

Le Chant du rossignol Director