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Xavier Legrand

Xavier Legrand

Xavier Legrand (born 28 March 1979; Melun) is a French actor, direcor and screenwriter. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything). His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.

Known for

Before What Comes After
Before What Comes After
2025 • Editor
Escape from Raqqa
Escape from Raqqa
2019 • Matray
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018 • self
The Soviet Revolution Told Through its Cinema
The Soviet Revolution Told Through its Cinema
2017 • Self
A Night in March
A Night in March
2016 • Thomas
Free Hands
Free Hands
2010
Camus
Camus
2010
La Ligne de fuite
2009

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Xavier Legrand – Biography, Known For & Filmography