Ruben Alves (born 9 January 1980) is a French-Portuguese actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for The Gilded Cage which he wrote and directed.[1]
Ruben Alves | |
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.jpg) Alves in 2020 | |
| Born | 9 January 1980 Paris, France |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
Biography edit
Alves was born the son of Portuguese guest workers in Paris. At 20, he became a full-time actor and initially played minor roles in French television productions and in some short films.[2]
His directorial debut, apart from a short film in 2002 'À l'abri des regards indiscrets', was in 2013 with the immigrant comedy La cage dorée. The film was inspired by his parents' biography,[3] and Alves has a small guest role in the film as 'Miguel'. The movie has been a great success in France and Portugal, and has also been followed by a number of other countries, including Australia.[2] In Portugal, it became in 2013 the most watched film of the year, with 755 000 viewings.[4] In Germany he came as Portugal, mon amour in the cinemas. The film had 1.2m spectators in France and sold well internationally.[5]
Then Alves played in 2014 in Yves Saint Laurent, a biopic about the life of the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.[6][7]
In 2017, he directed a documentary As Vozes do Fado (or "The Voices of Fado") with Christophe Fonseca, screened at the Le Lincoln Cinema, Paris.[8][9] A CD "Amália: Vozes do Fado" was released later, a homage to Amália Rodrigues, a Fado singer.[10]
In 2018, he started working on an upcoming comedy called Miss, by producer-director Hugo Gelin with co-star model Alex Wetter as a young man who sets his heart on winning the Miss France contest.[5]
Personal life edit
In 2017, he currently lives in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, where he used to take holidays when living in Paris.[11]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | La vie sans secret de Walter Nions (Short) | Frère Diane |
| 2002 | À l'abri des regards indiscrets (Short) | Pierre-Cyril |
| 2004 | La chepor (Short) | Vendeur boutique 1 |
| Pédale dure | Fripounet | |
| 2005 | Un truc dans le genre | Youssef |
| 2006 | Madame Irma | Le serveur gastrologique |
| 2008 | Secrets of State | La nouvelle recrue |
| 2013 | The Gilded Cage | Miguel |
| 2014 | Yves Saint Laurent | Fernando Sanchez |
| 2015 | Tales from the Circus (Short) | Will |
| 2016 | Two Is a Family [12] | Serveur soirée |
TV edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Madame le proviseur | (unnamed role) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Même âge, même adresse | (unnamed role) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Clara Sheller | Hervé | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Le juge est une femme | Sébastien | TV series, 1 episode |
| C com-ç@ | Florian | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Les Bougon | (unnamed role) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | La fille au fond du verre à saké | Joaquim | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | Maison Close | Policier #1 | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Empreintes criminelles | Robert | TV series, 1 episode |
Director edit
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2002 | À l'abri des regards indiscrets (Short) |
| 2013 | The Gilded Cage |
| 2017 | As Vozes do Fado (Documentary)[8] |
| 2020 | Miss |
References edit
- ^ Hawker, Philippa (10 December 2013). "Double life inspires comedy gold in French film The Gilded Cage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b Interview mit Regisseur Ruben Alves, 24 December 2013 on the Website The Adelaide Review, retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Alves". www.lagenda.net. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ António Quinta (2 January 2014). "Balanço do Box Office 2013 - Portugal e cinema português". CineMAX (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (8 February 2019). "Other Angle boards Ruben Alves' comedy 'Miss' (exclusive)". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "SIC Notícias, Rúben Alves participa no filme biográfico sobre Yves Saint Laurent". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (10 February 2014). "Berlin Film Review: 'Yves Saint Laurent'". Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b ""As Vozes do Fado": Documentário de Rubem Alves e Christophe Fonseca na Semana dos Cinemas Estrangeiros em Paris". PortugalMag (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "AS VOZES DO FADO, ESTREIA DO FILME DE RUBEN ALVES E CHRISTOPHE FONSECA". culturadeborla.blogs.sapo.pt. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Amália – As Vozes do Fado - Discos". Antena1 - RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Elvidge, Chris (29 March 2017). "Mr Ruben Alves". This Week I'm Wearing, The Journal, Issue 313, 29 March 2017, MR PORTER. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Hugo Gélin and Ruben Alves talk about "Two is a family"". Retrieved 13 February 2019.
External links edit
- Ruben Alves at IMDb