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My Take
I have a soft spot for directors like Dominik Moll who build careers on dread rather than spectacle. Born in West Germany and working in French cinema, he carries an outsider's eye that suits his cool, unsettling thrillers. Harry, He's Here to Help is a small masterclass in how an obliging smile can curdle into menace, and it rightly won him the César for Best Director. What impresses me is the longevity: winning that prize again in 2023 shows craft that sharpened with age instead of fading. He is the kind of patient, mid-budget filmmaker the industry undervalues, and I think that quiet persistence is exactly what makes him worth following.
Overview
Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl, West Germany. In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for Harry, He's Here to Help. Harry, He's Here to Help, Lemming and Case 137 were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dominik Moll
- Name (Japanese)
- ドミニク・モル
- Reading
- どみにく・もる
- Born
- May 7, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Bühl, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / director / assistant director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- City University of New York
Awards & achievements
- 2023 César Award for Best Director
- 2023 César Award for Best Adaptation
- 2001 César Award for Best Director
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.