Laurent Achard

1967-

Biography: life and films

Laurent Achard is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in France on 17th April 1967.

His best films as a screenwriter include Plus qu'hier moins que demain (1998), Le Dernier des fous (2007) and Dernière séance (2011), and whose best work as a film director include Plus qu'hier moins que demain (1998), Le Dernier des fous (2007) and Dernière séance (2011).

Laurent Achard has so far scripted 3 films and directed 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (3 films).

Our average rating for Laurent Achard over all films is: 3.7

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Plus qu'hier moins que demain (1998) [d,w]

Le Dernier des fous (2007) [d,w]

Dernière séance (2011) [d,w]

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