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Philippe Claudel (born 2 February 1962), is a French writer and film director. Claudel was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle. In addition to his writing, Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy. He directed the 2008 film I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime). Much admired, it won the 2009 BAFTA for the best film not in English. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Claudel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.