Benoît Magimel is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher. He also starred in Claude Chabrol's La Demoiselle d'honneur.
Magimel in 2023
Magimel (left) with director Simon Lelouch (centre) in the early 90s, at the Aubagne Ciné Passion festival (short film section)
Magimel at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, for the premiere of The Piano Teacher
Magimel at the 2012 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, which held a retrospective in honor of his career
Michael Haneke is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre, as well as cinema. He also teaches film direction at the Film Academy Vienna.
Haneke in 2009
Juliette Binoche acted in Haneke's Code Unknown (2000) and Caché (2005)
Isabelle Huppert has acted in four of Haneke's films, including The Piano Teacher.
Haneke in 2014
