Étienne Chatiliez

Étienne Chatiliez
Born (1952-06-17) 17 June 1952
Roubaix, France

Étienne Chatiliez (born 17 June 1952) is a French film director.

Life and career

He was born in Roubaix, France, the son of Pierre Chatiliez, an insurance worker[1], and Denise Rateau,[2], and grew up in Marcq-en-Barœul near Lille with his elder brother and sister.[1] He studied at the Lycée Yves-Kernanec in Marcq-en-Barœul.[3]

Chatiliez began his career as an editor at Europe 1[4] and then for an advertising agency[5][6] CLM&BBDO where he spent seven years as a writer editor.[4] He edited many television adverts, winning several awards, before moving into cinema.[5].[6]

With an assistant in publicity Florence Quentin his move to the big screen was a huge success, and La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille launched many catchphrases, in "an acerbic, grating, insolent comedy", presenting two utterly contrasted families the bourgeois Le Quesnoy, and the proletarian Groseille.[4] In this and subsequent films, he scratches away the surface of decorum and family myths, with an abrasive humou where the audience are both disturbed and amused, and which make the viewer uncomfortable yet touch them deeply.[4]

In 2002 he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[4]

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Philippe Lagouche, "Étienne Chatiliez Le bonheur est dans le cinéma !", La Voix Du Nord, 11 décembre 2012.
  2. ^ Annuaire généalogique des familles du Nord et Pas-de-Calais (geneological directory of Nord et Pas-de-Calais)
  3. ^ Barret, Bérangère (2018-02-19). "Étienne Chatiliez : « Ça me fait marrer de revenir dans mon lycée »". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e Remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l’ordre national de la Légion d’honneur à Etienne Chatiliez, accessed 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Etienne Chatilliez : biographie". cinefil.com (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Étienne Chatilliez". allocine.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2014.