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Florian Zeller

フローリアン・ゼレール　/　ふろーりあん・ぜれーる

Screenwriter from France

June 28, 1979 (age 46)　・　16th arrondissement of Paris, France

screenwriter
film director
playwright

My Take

Florian Zeller fascinates me because he conquered two arts that rarely overlap. He was already one of the most-staged living playwrights when he turned his own play, The Father, into a 2020 film and walked off with an Academy Award and a BAFTA for the screenplay. That's an absurdly hard pivot to pull off on the first try. What I admire is that he didn't just adapt his work, he reimagined how dementia could be felt rather than explained. The Prix Interallié, the Legion of Honour, the Arts et Lettres knighthood, all of it points to a Frenchman who treats theater and cinema as one continuous conversation about memory and loss.

Overview

Florian Zeller (French: [zɛlɛʁ]; born 28 June 1979) is a French playwright, novelist, theatre director, and filmmaker. He has written over a dozen plays that have been staged worldwide, making him one of the most celebrated contemporary playwrights. Zeller directed and co-wrote the 2020 film adaptation of his play The Father, earning the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for his screenplay.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Florian Zeller
Name (Japanese): フローリアン・ゼレール
Reading: ふろーりあん・ぜれーる
Born: June 28, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Goat
Origin: 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / film director / playwright / novelist / writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2004 Prix Interallié
2010 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
2019 prix SACD
2021 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2021 European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
2022 Knight of the Legion of Honour

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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