Nicolas Saada Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Nicolas Saada

Nicolas Saada

Directing

Biography

Nicolas Saada (born September 5, 1965) is a French screenwriter, director, producer, and journalist. Saada is renowned for his radio show Nova fait son cinéma, dedicated to film music, which he hosted between 1993 and 2007 on Radio Nova in Paris. He was also program director for Arte's fiction unit between 1992 and 1998, alongside Pierre Chevalier, and worked on over a hundred television films. As a journalist for Cahiers du cinéma (1988-2000), he specialized for many years in American and Asian cinema. In 1999, he co-wrote his first screenplay for a film by Pierre Salvadori, Les Marchands de sable. This was followed by other collaborations with Arnaud Desplechin, among others. In 2004, he directed his first short film, Les Parallèles, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Short Film in 2005. Then in 2009, his first feature film, Spy(s), was released, nominated the same year for the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film and the following year for the César Award for Best First Film. In 2012, he shot the short film Aujourd'hui with Bérénice Bejo and, in a brief appearance, Frederick Wiseman. In 2015, his second feature film, Taj Mahal, shot in India and starring young actress Stacy Martin, was released. The film was selected for the Telluride, Venice, and Ghent Film Festivals.

Filmography Movies

Acting

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun movie poster
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Lawyer
Looking for TruffautMOVIE
MOVIE

Looking for Truffaut

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Looking for Truffaut
Self
Lubitsch, le patron movie poster
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Lubitsch, le patron

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Lubitsch, le patron
Self
CQ movie poster
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CQ

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CQ
Fantasy Critic
Big John movie poster
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Big John

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Big John
Self
Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation movie poster
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Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation

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Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation
Self
Critic movie poster
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Critic

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Critic
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Maya movie poster
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Maya

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Maya
L'agent de la DGSE
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France movie poster
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Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

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Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Twist & Shoot: Mister SuzukiMOVIE
MOVIE

Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki

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Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
Self

Production

Arsène Lupin movie poster
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Arsène Lupin

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Arsène Lupin
Screenplay
Spy(ies) movie poster
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Spy(ies)

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Spy(ies)
Director
Spy(ies) movie poster
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Spy(ies)

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Spy(ies)
Writer
Frozen Silence movie poster
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Frozen Silence

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Frozen Silence
Screenplay
Sleepless Night movie poster
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Sleepless Night

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Sleepless Night
Screenplay
Les parallèlesMOVIE
MOVIE

Les parallèles

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Les parallèles
Writer
La Quarantième MarcheMOVIE
MOVIE

La Quarantième Marche

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La Quarantième Marche
Director
Aujourd'huiMOVIE
MOVIE

Aujourd'hui

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Aujourd'hui
Director
Aujourd'huiMOVIE
MOVIE

Aujourd'hui

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Aujourd'hui
Writer
Taj Mahal movie poster
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Taj Mahal

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Taj Mahal
Director

Gallery

Nicolas Saada portrait
Nicolas Saada portrait