Thomas Gilou

1955-

Biography: life and films

Thomas Gilou is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 1st February 1955.

His best films as a film director include Black Mic Mac (1986), Rai (1995) and La Vérité si je mens! 2 (2001), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Black Mic Mac (1986), Victor (2009) and Pascal Bourdiaux's Le Mac (2010).

Thomas Gilou has so far directed 14 films (including 3 shorts) and scripted 13 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Olivier Esmein (2 films).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (7 films), drama (2) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Thomas Gilou over all films is: 2.5

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Général Lee et ses teddy boys (1979) [d,w]

Black Mic Mac (1986) [d]

À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop (1992) [w]

Rai (1995) [d,w]

La Vérité si je mens (1997) [d]

Chili con carne (1999) [d,w]

La Vérité si je mens! 2 (2001) [d]

Le Temps n'efface rien (2005) [d]

Michou d'Auber (2007) [d,w]

Victor (2009) [d,w]

Le Mac (2010) [w]

La Vérité si je mens! 3 (2012) [d]



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