Personal Info
Birth date
1966-06-17 (59 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Also known as
세드릭 칸
塞德里克·康 (简体中文)
塞德烈·卡恩 (繁體中文)
Cedric Khan
Cédric Kahn
Biography
Cédric Kahn (French: [kan]; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor. His films include L'Ennui (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom, and Red Lights (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film Roberto Succo was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
Le Cercle
NYR
Overview:
As long as there is cinema, LE CERCLE will be there. It is the only television program of critical debates 100% devoted to cinema. Each week, it offers fiery, joyful and non-condescending jousts on the films on the bill; and invites with "Le questionnaire du CERCLE" directors to come and share their passion for cinema.Call My Agent!
7.693
Overview:
At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat—after an unexpected crisis.All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
7
Overview:
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge... is a French anthology tv series. Filmmakers were given the opportunity to portray an episode about the coming of age of young people during one of the past few decades, accompanied by music of that period.Making Of
5.67
Overview:
Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. But nothing goes as planned... His producer Viviane wants to rewrite the ending and is threatening to cut the budget; his own crew goes on strike; his personal life is in shambles; and to make things worse, his lead actor Alain is an egocentric jerk. Joseph, an extra who wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct the making of and shoot the behind-the-scenes. He takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew, capturing all this mess... What follows is proof that the making of can sometimes be far better than the film itself!Spirit of Winter
5.8
Overview:
At Christmas, Nathalie is haunted by an ominous premonition about Alice, adopted 14 years earlier. While her husband and in-laws are present, a closed-door situation develops in which her daughter's behavior changes abruptly.The Mad Women's Ball
7.088
Overview:
A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.Up for Love
6.008
Overview:
Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...Cold War
7.438
Overview:
A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.November
7.065
Overview:
In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.The Airplane
6.3
Overview:
Charly wishes a bicycle with all his heart for Christmas. Therefore his disappointment is bigger, when his father presents him a self-built plane...L'ennui
5.4
Overview:
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.The Goldman Case
6.99
Overview:
A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.Drone
5.8
Overview:
Émilie lives in a world of surveillance: her camgirl work; the camera phone lingering on a crush from afar; the headset affording her a drone’s perspective. The same drone that stalks each move she makes, offering inspiration, noting rivals. An unsolicited companion is conspiring with or against her. A financially strapped transplant now living in the Paris suburbs, Émilie is thrust into a high-powered world when she is chosen for a renovation workshop with a prestigious architect. Her classmates come mostly from “filthy rich” backgrounds, like cocky Olivier, who wants Émilie as his conquest. But Émilie has shy eyes only for self-sufficient Mina, whose music builds like a “helicoid.” A drone—unlike any known model—is watching her all along waiting for her next move and paying handily for the privilege.Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional
6.4
Overview:
Martine is 25. Since breaking up with François, she has the feeling that the world is caving in on her. Between small jobs and one-night stands, she can't seem to get a fix on herself. In desperation, after a last quarrel with François, she unintentionally causes an accident that leads her to the emergency ward of a psychiatric hospital. During her brief stay, she unexpectedly sparks into life. She takes an interest in two young patients, Pierre and Anne, convinced that she is doing the right thing in supervising their love life...Summer Frost
4.4
Overview:
It’s summer and France is hit by a polar cold. Ten lone and lost souls find each other, a profound meeting as a last chance to hope and fear, to love and dream. Ten tales as tribute to Monet’s Water Lilies, ten tales portraying an impressionist painting of today’s France.A Better Life
6.317
Overview:
Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.Wild Life
6.4
Overview:
The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his 2 sons, having decided not to give them back to their mother after she won custody of the children. The children Okyesa and Tsali must grow up in the shadow, hunted by the police but always free and on the move.The Anarchists
5.7
Overview:
Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself becoming attached to the group.Neneh Superstar
5.795
Overview:
Born to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redouble her efforts to escape from her condition and be accepted by the director of the school, Marianne Bellage, the guarantor of traditions and the bearer of a secret that links her to the little ballerina.After Love
6.1
Overview:
Marie and Boris decide to get a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Tensions rise when cash-strapped Boris must continue to live with Marie and the two children while trying to figure out how to divide the assets.The Choice
5.361
Overview:
Joseph Cross looks like his job. Solid like concrete. Married, two children, his existence is perfectly organized. Yet this night, alone behind the wheel, he must make a decision that could ruin his life.Miss and the Doctors
5.5
Overview:
Two sibling doctors take on a young diabetic patient and both fall for the girl’s lovely mother, who tends bar at a local watering hole, testing their fraternal bonds and professional relationship.Regrets
5.087
Overview:
After the death of his mother, fortysomething introvert Mathieu enters into a second relationship with his high-school girlfriend, Maya.Head Above Water
5.5
Overview:
Elisa, a fiery and passionate teenager, wants to enjoy the summer of her 17 years on the steep slopes of the Vercors where she grew up. But her mother leaves the house and leaves her alone with her father to look after her disabled sister. An increasingly heavy responsibility that makes love switch to hatred.The Prayer
6.4
Overview:
Thomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former addicts who live isolated in the mountains and use prayer as a way to cure themselves.Don't Forget You're Going to Die
6.8
Overview:
Benoit has his life all planned out before him. Unfortunately, he had totally forgotten to include his military service. Inevitably called into duty, he tries everything he can to avoid it, eventually launching into a hedonistic lifestyle—out of control with drugs, alcohol, and nightclubs.Acting
TBAJupiter as Unknown
TBASud-est (1 Episode) as Unknown
2025Ollie as Jean-Marc Labat
2024The Choice as Cassano
2024Drone as Richard
2024Les Poussières as Commissioner (voice)
2024Madame de Sévigné as Comte de Grignan
2023Têtàtête(s) (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2023Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan as Daniel d'Arthez
2023Summer Frost as André
2023Neneh Superstar as Jean-Claude Kahane
2022Spirit of Winter (3 Episodes) as Marc
2022November as Martin
2022Simenon et l'affaire du cinéma as Self - Scénariste
2021Lucienne in a World Without Solitude as Paul/Eliott
2021The Mad Women's Ball as François Cléry
2021C ce soir, le débat (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2019Happy Birthday as Vincent
2018Head Above Water as François
2018Cold War as Michel
2016After Love as Boris
2016Up for Love as Bruno, l'ex de Diane et son associé
2015The Anarchists as Gaspard
2015Call My Agent! (1 Episode) as Self
2013Miss and the Doctors as Boris Pizarnik
2012Aliyah as Isaac Raphaelson
2005Le Cercle (1 Episode) as Self
1996Don't Forget You're Going to Die as Benoit's Friend
Directing
TBA15-18 ... Director
2024Making Of ... Director
2023The Goldman Case ... Director
2019Happy Birthday ... Director
2018The Prayer ... Director
2014Wild Life ... Director
2011A Better Life ... Director
2009Regrets ... Director
2005The Airplane ... Director
2004Red Lights ... Director
2001Roberto Succo ... Director
1998L'ennui ... Director
1996Culpabilité zéro ... Director
1994All the Boys and Girls of Their Time (9 Episodes) ... Director
1994Happy, Too Happy ... Director
1994Bonheur ... Director
1992Railway Bar ... Director
1990Les dernières heures du millénaire ... Director
Writing
TBA15-18 ... Screenplay
2024Making Of ... Screenplay
2023The Goldman Case ... Screenplay
2019Happy Birthday ... Writer
2018The Prayer ... Writer
2014Wild Life ... Screenplay
2011A Better Life ... Screenplay
2009Regrets ... Writer
2007Ambitious ... Writer
2005The Airplane ... Writer
2004Red Lights ... Writer
2001Roberto Succo ... Screenplay
1998L'ennui ... Screenplay
1994Happy, Too Happy ... Writer
1994Bonheur ... Writer
1993Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional ... Writer
1990Overseas ... Screenplay
Editing
1993L’exposé ... Editor