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Alain Kruger
Kruger on On ne parle pas la bouche pleine in 2012
Born (1958-12-12) December 12, 1958 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Producer
  • Journalist
  • Critic

Alain Kruger (pronounced /alɛ̃kʀyʒɛʀ/), born 12 December 1958, in Oran,[1] is a French journalist, radio, television, and film producer.[2][3]

Biography

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Family

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He moved to Paris with his family in September 1967.

Career

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After studying economics and beginning a career in advertising, Alain Kruger joined the show guide 7 à Paris as an associate editor in 1982.

In May 1986, he negotiated the sale of 7 à Paris to the Filipacchi group, becoming its director and editor-in-chief. In November 1986, he transformed the guide into a cultural magazine.

He left 7 à Paris in 1991 and took over the direction of L'Autre Journal in 1992, succeeding its founder Michel Butel.

In the summer of 1993, he co-created the satirical newspaper Infos du Monde with Stéphane de Rosnay and Diastème, inspired by the American weekly Weekly World News. The first issue was released in January 1994.

In December 1993, he became the director and editor-in-chief of Première at the Hachette Filipacchi group. Anne-Marie Couderc replaced him with Patrick Mahé on 11 September 2001.[4][page needed]

Television

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On the same day, he made his television debut, presenting LCInéma, a show about current cinema for the LCI channel (co-hosted by Sophie Soulignac).

In 2003, he was the editorial producer of Journal du Cinéma on Canal+.

From September 2002 to June 2007, he worked as an editorial producer on the show 7 jours au Groland on Canal+.

In January 2005, Jean-Baptiste Jouy, head of programming at Canal+, and Stéphane Simon, producer of Téléparis (fr), entrusted him with the editorial production of a new film debate show, Le Cercle (fr). He has held this position continuously since.

In 2007, he became the editorial advisor for Ce soir (ou jamais!) on France 3, hosted by Frédéric Taddeï.

From 2008 to 2009, he was the cinema expert ("Mister film") on France 24.

In 2012, he co-produced Frédéric Beigbeder’s first feature film, L'amour dure trois ans, starring Louise Bourgoin, Gaspard Proust (fr), Joey Starr, and Jonathan Lambert.

Radio

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From 2011 to 2012, he presented the Ciné Qua Non segment in La Matinale by Christophe Bourseiller on France Musique.

In July 2011, he created On ne parle pas la bouche pleine! on France Culture, a show about cultural and gastronomic curiosities focused on "the world as seen through food," which he hosted and produced for seven years.[4][5][6][7][8] Initially, he was joined by France Oberkampf and Bruno Verjus until 2013, after which he hosted the show alone with a guest. The show ended in September 2018.[8]

He also regularly contributed to the À voix nue program on France Culture.

In 2019, he conducted interviews for the Arte Radio series Transmission.[9]

Cinema

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Since 2006, he has made regular appearances in feature films.

In 2020, he was the curator of the Louis De Funès exhibition at the Cinémathèque Française and co-authored the book Louis De Funès, à la folie with Thibault Bruttin (published by La Martinière).

Filmography

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As Director

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  • 2013: Écrire ou Filmer (co-directed with Marthe Le More)

As Producer

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  • 2011: L'amour dure trois ans by Frédéric Beigbeder

As Actor

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References

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  1. ^ Durand, Jacky (10 July 2016). "Alain Kruger : les bouchées doubles" [Alain Kruger: Double the effort]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile: Alain Kruger". Unifrance.
  3. ^ Dupont, Louise (29 December 2010). "Le meilleur du cinéma en 2010 selon Alain Kruger" [The best of cinema in 2010 according to Alain Kruger]. France 24 (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Notre métier a mal tourné: Deux journalistes s'énervent de Philippe Cohen, Elisabeth Levy, Éditions Mille et une nuit, 2008
  5. ^ Verlaque, Irène (7 June 2018). "Alain Kruger, de France Culture : "J'aime la radio pour le mystère et l'intimité de la voix"" [Alain Kruger, from France Culture: “I like radio for the mystery and intimacy of the voice”]. Télérama (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ Goetz, Adrien (11 May 2018). "Alain Kruger, gourmand éclectique" [Alain Kruger, eclectic gourmand]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Alain Kruger : « L'estomac est le premier cerveau de l'homme »" [Alain Kruger: “The stomach is man’s first brain”]. Le Point (in French). 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b "France Culture supprime une émission de sa grille de rentrée" [France Culture removes a show from its back-to-school schedule]. La Lettre de L'Audiovisuel (in French). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ^ Kruger, Alain. "Pierre Lescure, directeur-fondateur de Canal +" [Pierre Lescure, founding director of Canal +]. Arte Radio (in French).
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