Philippe Nahon
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Nahon is best known for his roles in French horrorHorror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
and thriller films, including I Stand Alone
I Stand Alone (film)
I Stand Alone is a 1998 French drama film, written and directed by Gaspar Noé, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain and Martine Audrain. The original French title is Seul contre tous, which means "Alone against all". The film focuses on several pivotal days in the life of a...
, Humains
Humains
Humains is a French horror film directed from Pierre-Olivier Thévenin and Jacques-Olivier Molon. The film stars Sara Forestier, Dominique Pinon and Philippe Nahon.-Plot:A French research team travels to the Swiss Alps to investigate a discovery...
, Calvaire, Irréversible
Irréversible
Irréversible is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel. The film employs a non-linear narrative and follows two men as they try to avenge a brutally raped girlfriend...
, The Pack
La Meute
The Pack is a 2010 Franco-Belgian horror film directed and written by Franck Richard. It stars Philippe Nahon, Émilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay and Yolande Moreau. The film is about Charlotte and Max who come across a restaurant. After Max disappears, Charlotte returns later to find him and gets...
and Haute Tension
Haute Tension
Haute Tension is a 2003 French horror film that was later released in 2004 in the United Kingdom and 2005 in the United States and Canada. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, stars Cécile de France, Maïwenn and Philippe Nahon....
, and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé is an Argentine filmmaker and the son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. He graduated from Louis Lumière College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland...
– Carne
Carne (film)
Carne is a 1991 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Philippe Nahon and Blandine Lenoir. It tells the story of a horse butcher with an autistic daughter. At a running time of 40 minutes, it was the first longer film directed by Noé...
, I Stand Alone
I Stand Alone (film)
I Stand Alone is a 1998 French drama film, written and directed by Gaspar Noé, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain and Martine Audrain. The original French title is Seul contre tous, which means "Alone against all". The film focuses on several pivotal days in the life of a...
, and Irréversible
Irréversible
Irréversible is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel. The film employs a non-linear narrative and follows two men as they try to avenge a brutally raped girlfriend...
(cameo).
Filmography (incomplete)
- 2010 : The PackLa MeuteThe Pack is a 2010 Franco-Belgian horror film directed and written by Franck Richard. It stars Philippe Nahon, Émilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay and Yolande Moreau. The film is about Charlotte and Max who come across a restaurant. After Max disappears, Charlotte returns later to find him and gets...
- 2010 : The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
- 2010 : MammuthMammuthMammuth is a 2010 French drama film directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
- 2009 : HumainsHumainsHumains is a French horror film directed from Pierre-Olivier Thévenin and Jacques-Olivier Molon. The film stars Sara Forestier, Dominique Pinon and Philippe Nahon.-Plot:A French research team travels to the Swiss Alps to investigate a discovery...
- 2007 : Terror Project 6 (TV)
- 2007 : Bloody Current Exchange
- 2005 : Ma vie en l'air
- 2005 : VirgilVirgil (film)Virgil is a 2005 comedy drama film written and directed by French-Tunisian director Mabrouk El Mechri, his first long feature. It had its first public screening in movie theaters starting September 2005...
- 2005 : Vendredi ou un autre jour
- 2004 : Ressac
- 2004 : Calvaire
- 2004 : Doo WopDoo Wop (film)Doo Wop is a 2004 French romantic drama film directed, produced and written by David Lanzmann. It won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival for Award of Independent Cinema Owners, FIPRESCI Prize, and Special Prize of the Jury...
- 2004 : La Quille
- 2004 : Le Salopard
- 2003 : Haute TensionHaute TensionHaute Tension is a 2003 French horror film that was later released in 2004 in the United Kingdom and 2005 in the United States and Canada. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, stars Cécile de France, Maïwenn and Philippe Nahon....
- 2002 : IrréversibleIrréversibleIrréversible is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel. The film employs a non-linear narrative and follows two men as they try to avenge a brutally raped girlfriend...
- 2002 : Une affaire privée
- 2001 : Le Pacte des loups
- 2000 : Les Rivières pourpres
- 2000 : Sans famille (TV)
- 2000 : La Crim' (TV Serie)
- 1999 : Les Convoyeurs attendant
- 1998 : Le Poulpe
- 1998 : I Stand AloneI Stand Alone"I Stand Alone" may mean:* I Stand Alone , an album by Agnetha Fältskog* I Stand Alone , an album by Al Kooper* I Stand Alone , a 2006 album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott...
- 1995 : La HaineLa HaineLa Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in...
- 1991 : CarneCarne (film)Carne is a 1991 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Philippe Nahon and Blandine Lenoir. It tells the story of a horse butcher with an autistic daughter. At a running time of 40 minutes, it was the first longer film directed by Noé...
- 1962 : Le DoulosLe DoulosLe Doulos is a 1962 French crime film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was released theatrically as The Finger Man in the English-speaking world, but all video and DVD releases have used the French title...