Poirier, Manuel

(November 17, 1954, Lima, Peru-)

   He dropped out of high school to work as a packer and cabinetmaker. A film director since 1984, he played in a few films (1990 L'Homme imaginé, Pa­tricia Bardon; 2003 Un Petit Service, short, Antoine Pereniguez).

 Filmography

        ◘ La première Journée de Nicolas (short)

        ◘ La Lettre à Dédé (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Appartement 62 (short; also screenwriter)

1992 ◘ La Petite Amie d'Antonio (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1995 ◘ . . . A la Campagne (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1997 ◘ Marion (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Western (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ De la Lumière quand même (documentary)

        ◘ Te quiero (also screenwriter; shot in 1999­2000)

        ◘ Les Femmes . . . ou les Enfants d'abord . . . / La corba de la felicitat / La curva de la felicidad (also screenwriter; France / Spain)

2004 ◘ Les Chemins de Traverse / Caminos cruzados / Camin creuats (also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Italy / Spain)

2007 ◘ La Maison (also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1990 ◘ Sales Histoires (TV series)

1995 ◘ Attention, fragile (also co-screenwriter)

2006 ◘ Le Sang des Fraises