Éric Holder

Éric Holder

Birth : 1960-04-05, Lille, Nord, France

Death : 2019-01-22

History

Éric Holder (5 April 1960 – 22 January 2019) was a French novelist. His novels, Mademoiselle Chambon, L'Homme de chevet and Bienvenue parmi nous were adapted to the cinema in 2009 and 2012. He was awarded several literary prizes, including the Prix littéraire de la vocation (1989), the Prix Fénéon (1989), the Prix Thyde Monnier (1989), the Prix Décembre (1994), the Prix Roger Nimier (1996), and the Prix Service Littéraire (2008). He died on 23 January 2019, aged 58. Source: Article "Éric Holder" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Éric Holder

Movies

Welcome Aboard
Novel
Despite his fame, Taillandier has suddenly stopped painting. Deeply depressed, the sixty-year-old decides to go away. He has no clear goal and explains nothing to his close friends. During his travels, he has a strange encounter with Marylou, a wild teenager who was rejected by her mother. The lost girl and the man at the end of his tether will travel together awhile. Finally living like a father and daughter, at peace.
Cartagena
Novel
Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. Initially out of his depth, Leo slowly wins Muriel's trust. As Muriel teaches him to read, he forces her to confront the joys beyond her window.