Jim’s Story

French directors, born in Lourdes in 1966 and 1965 respectively.

Born in the Hautes-Pyrénées region of France, their passion for the mountains and cinema stemmed from their grandfather, an amateur filmmaker. After studying philosophy, they made a number of short and medium-length films, including Fin d’été (1999), then La Brèche de Roland (2000) with Mathieu Amalric, which was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. They reunited with the actor for three more features, including their first, Un homme, un vrai (2003). In 2005, Peindre ou faire l’amour with Daniel Auteuil and Sabine Azéma was selected in official competition at Cannes. This was followed by Le Voyage aux Pyrénées (Directors’ Fortnight, 2008) and Les Derniers jours du monde (2009). “Our idea has often been to take the actors off the beaten track by taking them to territories other than their own, while at the same time taking ourselves off the beaten track by watching them evolve in familiar landscapes,” they declare. They reunited with Amalric for the thriller L’Amour est un crime parfait in 2014, and directed Vingt et une nuits avec Pattie (2015) with Karin Viard and Isabelle Carré, which won the screenplay prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Borrowing from musical comedy and burlesque, their latest film Tralala will be released in 2021.