Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Directing

Born April 21, 1951 · Engis, Wallonia, Belgium

21 films as director · Active 1978–2025

Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and dire…

Known for

Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche

1998

Clique

Clique

2013

Beau geste

Beau geste

2023

Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

2017

A Special Day

A Special Day

2012

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

Directed(21)

Young Mothers

2025Young Mothers★ 6.5

Tori and Lokita

2022Tori and Lokita★ 6.8

Young Ahmed

2019Young Ahmed★ 6.3

The Unknown Girl

2016The Unknown Girl★ 6.2

Two Days, One Night

2014Two Days, One Night★ 6.9

The Kid with a Bike

2011The Kid with a Bike★ 7.1

Lorna's Silence

2008Lorna's Silence★ 6.8

To Each His Own Cinema

2007To Each His Own Cinema★ 6.5

The Child

2005The Child★ 7.1

The Son

2002The Son★ 7.5

Rosetta

1999Rosetta★ 7.1

La Promesse

1996La Promesse★ 7.2

Thinking of You

1993Thinking of You★ 5.4

Falsch

1987Falsch★ 5.5

Il court, il court, le monde

1987Il court, il court, le monde★ 5.7

Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre

1983Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre★ 6.3

Lessons from a University on the Fly

1982Lessons from a University on the Fly★ 7.0

R... Doesn't Answer Anymore

1981R... Doesn't Answer Anymore★ 6.4

For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled

1980For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled★ 7.0

When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time

1979When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time★ 9.0

1978Le Chant du rossignol★ 9.0

Acting(24)

2026Vittorio De Sica: Staging LifeSelf

2026Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelf

2023Beau gesteSelf

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Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

2013

Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life

Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life

2026

2022The Eden of La Ciotat

2021Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœurSelf - Interviewee

2017Plankton SalesmenSelf (archive footage)

2015French Cinema Mon AmourSelf

2015The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelf

2015Il était une fois... « Rosetta »Self

2015The Dardennes on Leon M's BoatSelf

2015Two Days, One Night: On LocationSelf

2014Jean Pierre Et Luc Dardenne : Leçon de cinémaSelf - Guest

2013L'âge de raison, le cinéma des frères DardenneSelf

2013CliqueSelf - Guest

2013Trespassing BergmanSelf

2012A Special DaySelf

2011Return to SeraingSelf - Interviewee

2009Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne : devenir un être humainSelf

2006The Home Cinema of the Dardenne BrothersSelf

2005J'aime la vie, je fais du vélo, je vais au cinémaSelf - Interviewee

2004Leçon de CinémaSelf

2004La beauté du gesteSelf

2003Chaplin Today: Modern TimesSelf

1998Vivement dimancheSelf