Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor of Polish Jewish descent.
He is mostly known internationally for directing The Artist, which earned several awards at the 84th Academy Awards, and for the modern Spy Fiction parody film series OSS 117 in France.
He's married to French-Argentine actress Bérénice Bejo, and has cast her several times.
Some films he directed:
- La classe américaine (1993) aka Le grand Détournement — Trope Namer for Détournement
- OSS 117:
- OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
- OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
- The Artist (2011)
- Redoubtable (2017) — Biopic about Jean-Luc Godard.
- Le Prince oublié (2020)
- Final Cut (2022) — French remake of One Cut of the Dead.
Acting & voice acting roles:
- La Cité de la peur (1994) as Régis
- Didier (1997) as Fabrice
- Poirot (episode "Murder on the Orient Express", 2010) as Xavier Bouc
- Brave (2012, French dub) as the raven
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Production Posse: He has often worked with actor Jean Dujardin, his wife Bérénice Bejo, and composer Ludovic Bource.
