Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in 1951 in Engis, Belgium. He was originally a professional actor, and his brother Luc Dardenne (born in 1954) a student of philosophy. In 1975 the two founded the production company Devires, and the company Films Derives Production followed in 1981. They dedicated themselves to making documentary films on video, but it was primarily their feature-film work that made a name of them. The brothers are two times winners of the Cannes “Golden Palm” for their films Rosetta (1999) and The Child (2005). In 2008 they received the Best Screenplay award at Cannes for Lorna’s Silence.

FILMOGRAPHY

1978 The Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol) – doc.

1981 (R… ne repond plus) – doc.

1987 Falsch (Falsch)

1992 I Think of You (Je pense a vous)

1996 The Promise (La Promesse)

1997 Gigi, Monica... and Bianca (Gigi, Monica... et Bianca) – doc.

1999 Rosetta (Rosetta)

2002 The Son(Le Fils)

2005 The Child (L’Enfant) 

2008 Lorna's Silence (Le Silence de Lorna)

2011 The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo)

2014 Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit)