Yann Samuell (born 7 June 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Life and career Samuell went to film school and was a storyboard artist before becoming a director. He had his directing debut in 2003 with Love Me If You Dare.
His second film was the romantic comedy My Sassy Girl (2008). Additional works include L'âge de raison (2010).
Samuell was screenwriter and director of a 2011 adaptation of Louis Pergaud's popular novel, La guerre des boutons. This adaptation is set in the 1960s, with the Algerian War as a backdrop. It is produced by Marc du Pontavice.Tobias Grey, "Waging War(s) of the Buttons in France", Wall Street Journal, 15 September 2011, accessed 2 November 2012"Affinity International gets into Cannes spirit with The Great Ghost Rescue"
An alternate film adaptation of Pergaud's novel was directed by Christophe Barratier as La novelle guerre des boutons (2011), set during World War II in Occupied France. Both films were released in France in September 2011.
Samuell also directed the film adaption of the Gothic children's novel The Great Ghost Rescue (1975) by Eva Ibbotson. It was released in 2011.
Filmography Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1986 Aube Short film 1994 Mano a mano Short film 1997 Cata-clysm Short film 1998 Teddy Short film 2003 Love Me If You Dare Newport Beach Film Festival - Jury Award for Best DramaPalm Springs International Film Festival - John Schlesinger Award 2008 My Sassy Girl 2010 With Love... from the Age of Reason 2011 War of the Buttons 2011 The Great Ghost Rescue 2016 The Canterville Ghost Also editor 2018 My Mother, The Crab and Me 2019 Never without Louna 2020 Grand Hôtel 2021 Sauver Lisa 2023 The Lulus
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