Cédric Klapisch
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Cédric Klapisch is a French director born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, celebrated for warm, ensemble-driven comedies examining friendship, romance, and European identity among young adults. The Spanish Apartment, following a French student's year abroad living with a multinational group of Erasmus exchange students in Barcelona, became a defining film about pan-European youth culture and launched a trilogy continued in Russian Dolls and Chinese Puzzle as its characters aged into different life stages. Back to Burgundy showed his equally warm touch applied to a story of siblings reuniting over their family vineyard. Klapisch's consistent, good-humored focus on shifting friendships and identity across European borders and generations has made him one of contemporary French cinema's most popular and internationally accessible comedic directors.
Cédric Klapisch
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2 Series
Cédric Klapisch is a French director born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, celebrated for warm, ensemble-driven comedies examining friendship, romance, and European identity among young adults. The Spanish Apartment, following a French student's year abroad living with a multinational group of Erasmus exchange students in Barcelona, became a defining film about pan-European youth culture and launched a trilogy continued in Russian Dolls and Chinese Puzzle as its characters aged into different life stages. Back to Burgundy showed his equally warm touch applied to a story of siblings reuniting over their family vineyard. Klapisch's consistent, good-humored focus on shifting friendships and identity across European borders and generations has made him one of contemporary French cinema's most popular and internationally accessible comedic directors.
Movies
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Colours of Time
2025
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The Spanish Apartment
2002
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Someone, Somewhere
2019
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Rise
2022
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Russian Dolls
2005
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Chinese Puzzle
2013
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Back to Burgundy
2017
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Paris
2008
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When the Cat's Away
1996
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Peut-être
1999
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Family Resemblances
1996
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In Transit
1986
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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003
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My Piece of the Pie
2011
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Good Old Daze
1995
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Little Nothings
1992
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Ce qui me meut
1989
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Colours of Time
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Colours of Time
Director
2025
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La flûte enchantée au Théâtre des Champs Elysées
Director
2024
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Greek Salad
Creator
2023–
TV
Rise
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2022
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Someone, Somewhere
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2019
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La Fête du Cinéma
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2018
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Back to Burgundy
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2017
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Call My Agent!
Director · 6 episodes
2015–
TV
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
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2015
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Cédric Klapisch and where are they from?
Cédric Klapisch is 64 years old, born on September 4, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
What are the most famous roles of Cédric Klapisch?
Cédric Klapisch is best known for directing The Spanish Apartment, Russian Dolls, Chinese Puzzle.
How many movies has Cédric Klapisch directed?
Over a 40-year career (since 1986), Cédric Klapisch has directed or written 22 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Cédric Klapisch's first movie?
The career of Cédric Klapisch began with In Transit (1986).
What is Cédric Klapisch's most recent movie or series?
Cédric Klapisch's most recent release is Les vrais chercheurs ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent, which premiered on September 25, 2025.
What TV shows has Cédric Klapisch created or directed?
On television, Cédric Klapisch has appeared in Greek Salad, Call My Agent!.
Cédric Klapisch
1961-09-04 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Cédric Klapisch (born September 4, 1961), is a French film director. Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII. He was rejected on two occasions by the prestigious French film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), now known as La fémis. He later attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985. During the 1980s, he started to shoot short films such as In transit or Ce qui me meut. He subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and he became a director for feature films. He has also directed a nature documentary for French television. Klapisch's next film, Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire), had its production delayed for 4 months. During this period, he devised a new, low-budget product, which became L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment). Shot in Spain, this film became his greatest box-office success.