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Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film City of Pirates. He met Raul Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-known press relations officer in the French cinema world.
He starred in François Ozon's Time to Leave, and co-starred with Parker Posey in Zoe Cassavetes' Broken English.
He also appeared in films such as Eric Rohmer's A Summer's Tale,Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale, and François Ozon's The Refuge.
He co-starred with Suzanne Clément in Xavier Dolan's Laurence Anyways.
Having led an selective career, grown in a family having close links with the cinema world, he has been close to figures of the Parisian intelligentsia during the seventies and eighties, such as Marguerite Duras or Jacques Lacan.
Melvil Poupaud, Quel est Mon noM, Paris, Éditions Stock, coll. « La Bleue », 7 septembre 2011, 288 p. (ISBN 978-2-23407-030-1)
"Quand je ne tourne pas, je fais de la musique"-Melvil Poupaud interview
Xavier Dolan et Melvil Poupaud pour Laurence Anyways
Cine Outsider talks to Melvil Poupaud and Suzanne Clément
Melvil Poupaud et Chiara Mastroianni
Melvil Poupaud "Broken English"
Melvil Poupaud - Sorti De L'auberge
Melvil Poupaud - Interview sur Laurence Anyways
By The Sea: Melvil Poupaud Red Carpet AFI Movie Premiere Interview
Rencontre avec Melvil Poupaud : "Xavier Dolan a joué à la poupée avec moi" - ARTE
FOU D'AMOUR Bande Annonce (Melvil Poupaud - 2015)