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Xavier Durringer(1963-2025)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Xavier Durringer
Xavier Durringer was born on 1 December 1963 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Sidestroke (1993), J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (1997) and The Conquest (2011). He died on 4 October 2025 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse, France.
BornDecember 1, 1963
DiedOctober 4, 2025(61)
BornDecember 1, 1963
DiedOctober 4, 2025(61)
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  • Awards
    • 5 nominations total

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Known for

Sidestroke (1993)
Sidestroke
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1993
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (1997)
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1997
Grégory Fitoussi, Mathias Mlekuz, Florence Pernel, and Denis Podalydès in The Conquest (2011)
The Conquest
6.3
  • Writer
  • 2011
Chok Dee directed by Xavier Durringer, starring Dida, Bernard Giraudeau, and Florence Faivre.
Chok-Dee
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2005

Credits

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Writer

  • Didier Bourdon, Valérie Karsenti, and Pierre-François Martin-Laval in L'homme parfait (2022)
    L'homme parfait
    4.7
    • scenario
    • 2022
  • Saturday night beaver (2021)
    Saturday night beaver
    Short
    • novel
    • dialogue writer
    • 2021
  • A Love Supreme (2021)
    A Love Supreme
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Sami Bouajila, Tewfik Jallab, Hubert Koundé, Kool Shen, Hugo Becker, and Seth Gueko in Paradise Beach (2019)
    Paradise Beach
    4.7
    • scenario
    • 2019
  • Une chronique de Xavier Durringer
    Short
    • play
    • 2017
  • Line Renaud in Rappelle-toi (2016)
    Rappelle-toi
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2016
  • Confession (2015)
    Confession
    7.4
    Short
    • from a story by
    • 2015
  • Micha Lescot in Blood Red (2014)
    Blood Red
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Grégory Fitoussi, Mathias Mlekuz, Florence Pernel, and Denis Podalydès in The Conquest (2011)
    The Conquest
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 2011
  • Qui est-ce?
    TV Series
    • play: "Bal-Trap", extract (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Lady Bar 2 (2009)
    Lady Bar 2
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2009
  • Scalp (2008)
    Scalp
    8.0
    TV Series
    • original scenario
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 2008
  • Lady Bar (2007)
    Lady Bar
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Chok Dee directed by Xavier Durringer, starring Dida, Bernard Giraudeau, and Florence Faivre.
    Chok-Dee
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Les oreilles sur le dos (2002)
    Les oreilles sur le dos
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002

Director

  • Didier Bourdon, Valérie Karsenti, and Pierre-François Martin-Laval in L'homme parfait (2022)
    L'homme parfait
    4.7
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Mayline Dubois in My Daughter on the Run (2020)
    My Daughter on the Run
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Bad Boy (2020)
    Bad Boy
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Sami Bouajila, Tewfik Jallab, Hubert Koundé, Kool Shen, Hugo Becker, and Seth Gueko in Paradise Beach (2019)
    Paradise Beach
    4.7
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Didier Bourdon and Hugo Becker in Death in the Soul (2018)
    Death in the Soul
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Line Renaud in Rappelle-toi (2016)
    Rappelle-toi
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Marc Lavoine and Lina El Arabi in Don't Leave Me (2016)
    Don't Leave Me
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Micha Lescot in Blood Red (2014)
    Blood Red
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2014
  • La source (2013)
    La source
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Les saisons meurtrières (2011)
    Les saisons meurtrières
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Grégory Fitoussi, Mathias Mlekuz, Florence Pernel, and Denis Podalydès in The Conquest (2011)
    The Conquest
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Lady Bar 2 (2009)
    Lady Bar 2
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Scalp (2008)
    Scalp
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Lady Bar (2007)
    Lady Bar
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Chok Dee directed by Xavier Durringer, starring Dida, Bernard Giraudeau, and Florence Faivre.
    Chok-Dee
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2005

Producer

  • Lady Bar (2007)
    Lady Bar
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 2007
  • Regarde-moi (2007)
    Regarde-moi
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Aller simple (2006)
    Aller simple
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • delegate producer
    • 2006
  • Diane Kruger in Frankie (2005)
    Frankie
    5.6
    • associate producer
    • 2005
  • Capone (2004)
    Capone
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Négro (2002)
    Négro
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • France national library catalogue
    • France's public radio_index
  • Born
    • December 1, 1963
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 4, 2025
    • L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse, France(heart attack)
  • Relatives
    • Eric Durringer(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Play: "Une petite entaille". Montreuil: Editions Théâtrales.

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  • Trivia
    Also playwright and stage director.

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