Gérard Corbiau
Belgian film director
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| Intro | Belgian film director | |
| Places | Belgium | |
| is | Film director Screenwriter | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 19 September 1941, Brussels | |
| Age | 83 years | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
Gérard Corbiau (French: [kɔʁbjo]; born 19 September 1941) is a Belgian film director.
Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, Le maître de musique (1987), Farinelli (1994) and Le roi danse (2000). Two of them (Le maître de musique and Farinelli) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He currently lives in Belgium and is working on several projects.