Ana Girardot

Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series Les Revenants (The Returned); and Someone, Somewhere (2019). Ana Girardot was born on August 1, 1988 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014), The Returned (2012) and Someone, Somewhere (2019). Ana Girardot was born on August 1, 1988, in Paris. Ana Girardot is the daughter of French actor Hippolyte Girardot and actress Isabel Otero, and the granddaughter of painters Antonio Otero and Clotilde Vautier. She chose to become an actress despite her father's disapproval, and later went to New York City for two years to study theatre. After performing secondary roles in television and cinema, Girardot scored a leading role in the film Lights Out, which was presented at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Ana Girardot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Lights Out (2010)

March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fueled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. A body that seems lifeless. Two weeks earlier. Simon, a 16 year-old teenager, has not shown up for class. Blood stains ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fabrice Gobert
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Jules Pelissier  •  Laurent Delbecque  •  Audrey Bastien

March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fueled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. A body that seems lifeless. Two weeks earlier. Simon, a 16 year-old teenager, has not shown up for class. Blood stains ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fabrice Gobert
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Jules Pelissier  •  Laurent Delbecque  •  Audrey Bastien

Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)

For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrea Di Stefano
CAST:  Benicio del Toro  •  Josh Hutcherson  •  Brady Corbet  •  Claudia Traisac

For Pablo Escobar family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, Maria, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrea Di Stefano
CAST:  Benicio del Toro  •  Josh Hutcherson  •  Brady Corbet  •  Claudia Traisac

True Friends (2013)

The bonds of a 30-year friendship are tested when Walter's 20-year-old daughter, Clemence, falls in love with his friend Paul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stéphan Archinard  •  François Prévôt-Leygonie
CAST:  Gérard Lanvin  •  Jean-Hugues Anglade  •  Ana Girardot  •  Wladimir Yordanoff

The bonds of a 30-year friendship are tested when Walter's 20-year-old daughter, Clemence, falls in love with his friend Paul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stéphan Archinard  •  François Prévôt-Leygonie
CAST:  Gérard Lanvin  •  Jean-Hugues Anglade  •  Ana Girardot  •  Wladimir Yordanoff

My Way (2012)

A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Jérémie Renier  •  Benoît Magimel  •  Monica Scattini  •  Sabrina Seyvecou

A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Jérémie Renier  •  Benoît Magimel  •  Monica Scattini  •  Sabrina Seyvecou

Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)

Between 1978 and 1979, the inhabitants of the Oise are in fear of a maniac who kills several hitchhikers and escape the police. He was then dubbed "the killer of the Oise" is actually a shy young policeman who will investigate his own murder, only to lose control ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Anger
CAST:  Guillaume Canet  •  Ana Girardot  •  Jean-Yves Berteloot  •  Cédric le Maoût

Between 1978 and 1979, the inhabitants of the Oise are in fear of a maniac who kills several hitchhikers and escape the police. He was then dubbed "the killer of the Oise" is actually a shy young policeman who will investigate his own murder, only to lose control ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Anger
CAST:  Guillaume Canet  •  Ana Girardot  •  Jean-Yves Berteloot  •  Cédric le Maoût

Love After Love (1992)

Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life becomes less appealing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diane Kurys
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Bernard Giraudeau  •  Hippolyte Girardot  •  Lio

Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life becomes less appealing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diane Kurys
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Bernard Giraudeau  •  Hippolyte Girardot  •  Lio

L'Aurore Boréale (2013)

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DIRECTION:  Keren Ben Rafael
CAST:  Hippolyte Girardot  •  Ana Girardot  •  Marc Citti  •  Jonathan Cohen

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DIRECTION:  Keren Ben Rafael
CAST:  Hippolyte Girardot  •  Ana Girardot  •  Marc Citti  •  Jonathan Cohen

High Society (2014)

Class barriers threaten the budding romance of two young lovers striving to realize their artistic ambitions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julie Lopes-Curval
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Bastien Bouillon  •  Baptiste Lecaplain  •  Aurélia Petit

Class barriers threaten the budding romance of two young lovers striving to realize their artistic ambitions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julie Lopes-Curval
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Bastien Bouillon  •  Baptiste Lecaplain  •  Aurélia Petit

Saint Amour (2016)

Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. This year, his father suggests they finish it together, but a real wine trail, across the French countryside. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustave Kervern  •  Benoît Delépine
CAST:  Benoît Poelvoorde  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Vincent Lacoste  •  Chiara Mastroianni

Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. This year, his father suggests they finish it together, but a real wine trail, across the French countryside. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustave Kervern  •  Benoît Delépine
CAST:  Benoît Poelvoorde  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Vincent Lacoste  •  Chiara Mastroianni

Foujita (2015)

A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese styles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōhei Oguri
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ana Girardot  •  Marie Kremer

A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese styles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōhei Oguri
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Miki Nakatani  •  Ana Girardot  •  Marie Kremer

A Perfect Man (2015)

A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yann Gozlan
CAST:  Pierre Niney  •  Ana Girardot  •  André Marcon  •  Valéria Cavalli

A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yann Gozlan
CAST:  Pierre Niney  •  Ana Girardot  •  André Marcon  •  Valéria Cavalli

Radiostars (2012)

Ben, who dreamed of himself as a comic in New York, is back in Paris, his professional and emotional life in complete disarray. He encounters Alex, the star host of the Breakfast Club, a popular morning radio show. With Cyril, a forty-something who'd prefer not to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Lévy
CAST:  Manu Payet  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Douglas Attal  •  Pascal Demolon

Ben, who dreamed of himself as a comic in New York, is back in Paris, his professional and emotional life in complete disarray. He encounters Alex, the star host of the Breakfast Club, a popular morning radio show. With Cyril, a forty-something who'd prefer not to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Lévy
CAST:  Manu Payet  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Douglas Attal  •  Pascal Demolon

Sunbeat (2017)

Gabriel and Iris head back to their family holiday home in Portugal with their daughters Emma and Zoé, a couple of adorable six-year-old twins, for a vacation. In the heart of the sun-drenched countryside, as the little ones swim and laugh, the couple’s past begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clara Laperrousaz  •  Laura Laperrousaz
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Clément Roussier  •  Agathe Bonitzer  •  Teresa Madruga

Gabriel and Iris head back to their family holiday home in Portugal with their daughters Emma and Zoé, a couple of adorable six-year-old twins, for a vacation. In the heart of the sun-drenched countryside, as the little ones swim and laugh, the couple’s past begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clara Laperrousaz  •  Laura Laperrousaz
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Clément Roussier  •  Agathe Bonitzer  •  Teresa Madruga

Knock (2017)

Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Ana Girardot  •  Alex Lutz  •  Hélène Vincent

Doctor Knock is a former thug who has become a doctor and arrives in the small village of Saint-Maurice to make his fortune according to a particular method. It will make the villagers believe that they are not as healthy as they might think. It is thus that he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorraine Lévy
CAST:  Omar Sy  •  Ana Girardot  •  Alex Lutz  •  Hélène Vincent

Back to Burgundy (2017)

Jean left his hometown ten years ago. When his father falls ill, he comes back and reunites with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie. As seasons go by around their vineyard, they'll have to trust each other again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Klapisch
CAST:  Pio Marmaï  •  Ana Girardot  •  François Civil  •  Jean-Marc Roulot

Jean left his hometown ten years ago. When his father falls ill, he comes back and reunites with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie. As seasons go by around their vineyard, they'll have to trust each other again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Klapisch
CAST:  Pio Marmaï  •  Ana Girardot  •  François Civil  •  Jean-Marc Roulot

My Guy (2018)

After a violent car crash, Marilyn must take care of her man, who suffers from severe head trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marion Vernoux
CAST:  Nicolas Duvauchelle  •  Ana Girardot  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  François Rollin

After a violent car crash, Marilyn must take care of her man, who suffers from severe head trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marion Vernoux
CAST:  Nicolas Duvauchelle  •  Ana Girardot  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  François Rollin

Someone, Somewhere (2019)

Rémy and Mélanie live next door to each other in Paris but have never met. The two thirty-year-old Parisians search for connections online, but never have much success. Falling deeper into loneliness and depression, both decide to start attending regular therapy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Klapisch
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  François Civil  •  François Berléand  •  Camille Cottin

Rémy and Mélanie live next door to each other in Paris but have never met. The two thirty-year-old Parisians search for connections online, but never have much success. Falling deeper into loneliness and depression, both decide to start attending regular therapy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cédric Klapisch
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  François Civil  •  François Berléand  •  Camille Cottin

Entangled (2019)

Marin is a young French woman living in New York City who finds herself disconnected from her body, boyfriend and family. During a tumultuous weekend, highlighted by chance encounters with a stranger and an ex-boyfriend, she starts to find her voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milena Lurie
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Grégory Fitoussi  •  Peter Mark Kendall  •  Lucy Walters

Marin is a young French woman living in New York City who finds herself disconnected from her body, boyfriend and family. During a tumultuous weekend, highlighted by chance encounters with a stranger and an ex-boyfriend, she starts to find her voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milena Lurie
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Grégory Fitoussi  •  Peter Mark Kendall  •  Lucy Walters

Fires in the Dark (2020)

Seventeenth century. Set in a small village, nestled between the sea and the mountain, the father of Alan, a young fifteen-year-old boy, has sold himself for two years to indentured service. Alan is forced to take the place of his father and struggles to support ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Lienhard
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Igor van Dessel  •  Jérémie Elkaïm  •  Ophélie Bau

Seventeenth century. Set in a small village, nestled between the sea and the mountain, the father of Alan, a young fifteen-year-old boy, has sold himself for two years to indentured service. Alan is forced to take the place of his father and struggles to support ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Lienhard
CAST:  Ana Girardot  •  Igor van Dessel  •  Jérémie Elkaïm  •  Ophélie Bau

Final Set (2021)

Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros for one last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Reynaud
CAST:  Alex Lutz  •  Ana Girardot  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Jürgen Briand

Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros for one last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Reynaud
CAST:  Alex Lutz  •  Ana Girardot  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Jürgen Briand
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