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Xavier Beauvois

French actor, film director and screenwriter
Person human Q1323312

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 20, 1967
Place of birth
Auchel
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
actor, film director, screenwriter, film actor, director
Educated at
French Academy in Rome[11]
Award received
Prix Jean Vigo, Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, Knight of the National Order of Merit[14][15][16]
Notable work
Of Gods and Men, The Young Lieutenant[12][13]
Spouse
Marie-Julie Maille[8]
Child
Madeleine Beauvois[9]
Nominated for
Young European Film of the Year, European Film Award for Best Film[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[22]
Family name
Beauvois[18]
Given name
Xavier[19]
P14750
E089-8637-67D2-73FB-8F64
P14771
99820
Social media followers
13k (5.1k–13k, n=4)
Topic has template
Template:Xavier Beauvois[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Xavier Beauvois ar كزافييه بوفوا fa زاویه بووا he קסביאה בובואה ja グザビエ・ボーボワ ja グザヴィエ・ボーヴォワ ko 그자비에 보브와 ko 자비에 보브와 ru Ксавье Бовуа uk Ксав'є Бовуа zh 札維耶·波瓦
🔖 Identifiers · 73
ISNI
0000000078251951
VIAF cluster ID
85912823
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Xavier Beauvois 2011.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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AdoroCinema person ID
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Africultures person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Babelio author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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César Award person ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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EDb person ID
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ElCinema person ID
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ElFilm person ID
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Elonet person ID
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Evene ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FIPRESCI person ID
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FilmAffinity person and company ID
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Filmitalia person ID
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Filmová databáze person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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French Academy in Rome fellow ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Ivi person ID
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JRC Names ID
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KINENOTE person ID
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KMDb person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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MYmovies person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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OFDb person ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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PORT person ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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Radio France person ID
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Related category
Category:Films directed by Xavier Beauvois
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
72320
Tabakalera ID
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Unifrance person ID
55883
Who's Who in France biography ID
70228
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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← Cast member 20
Farewell, My Queen, Arsène Lupin, Chocolat, Female Agents, House of Tolerance, Let the Sunshine In, Ponette, The Witnesses +12 more
Films written 8
Of Gods and Men, The Guardians, The Young Lieutenant, The Wind of the Night, Don't Forget You're Going to Die, The Price of Fame, Drift Away, To Matthieu
Films directed 7
Of Gods and Men, The Guardians, The Young Lieutenant, Don't Forget You're Going to Die, The Price of Fame, Drift Away, To Matthieu
Occupation 5
actor, film director, screenwriter, director, film actor
Award received 2
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, Prix Jean Vigo
Notable work 2
Of Gods and Men, The Young Lieutenant
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
French Academy in Rome
Given name 1
Xavier
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Nominated for 1
European Film Award for Best Film
Place of birth 1
Auchel
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Xavier Beauvois
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic has template 1
Template:Xavier Beauvois
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Xavier Beauvois
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Template:Xavier Beauvois
← Winner 1
National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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Summary

Born in Auchel[1], he… he was born on March 20, 1967[2]. He worked as an actor[3], film director[4], screenwriter[5], film actor[6], and director[7].

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Works and Contributions

Notable works include Of Gods and Men[12], a film[24] and The Young Lieutenant[13], a film[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Prix Jean Vigo[14], a group of awards[26], in France[27], founded in 1951[28]; Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[15], a class of award[29], in France[30], founded in 1967[31]; and Knight of the National Order of Merit[16], a grade of an order[32], in France[33].

FAQs

Where was Xavier Beauvois born?

Xavier Beauvois was born in Auchel[1].

Who was Xavier Beauvois married to?

Xavier Beauvois's spouses include Marie-Julie Maille[8].

What did Xavier Beauvois do for work?

Xavier Beauvois worked as actor[3], film director[4], screenwriter[5], film actor[6], and director[7].

Where did Xavier Beauvois go to school?

Xavier Beauvois was educated at French Academy in Rome[11].

What awards did Xavier Beauvois receive?

Honors received include Prix Jean Vigo[14], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[15], and Knight of the National Order of Merit[16].

Related Entities

Auchel France Of Gods and Men

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