Sébastien Lifshitz

1968-

Biography: life and films

Sébastien Lifshitz is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, France on 21st January 1968.

His best films as a film director include Les Corps ouverts (1998), Plein sud (2009) and Les invisibles (2012), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Les Corps ouverts (1998), Presque rien (2000) and Wild Side (2004).

Sébastien Lifshitz has so far directed 7 films (including 2 shorts), scripted 6 films and appeared in 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (5 films) and Documentary (2).

Our average rating for Sébastien Lifshitz over all films is: 3.7

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

Les Corps ouverts (1998) [a,d,w]

Presque rien (2000) [d,w]

La Traversée (2001) [d,w]

Wild Side (2004) [d,w]

Plein sud (2009) [d,w]

Les Invisibles (2012) [d]

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