André Téchiné born 13 March 1943 is a French screenwriter and film director He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished postNew Wave French film directors Téchiné belongs to a second generation of French film critics associated with Cahiers du cinéma who followed François Truffaut Claude Chabrol JeanLuc Godard and others from criticism into filmmaking He is noted for his elegant and emotionally charged films that often delve into the complexities of emotions and the human condition One of Téchinés trademarks is the lyrical examination of human relations in a sensitive but unsentimental way as can be seen in his most acclaimed films My Favorite Season 1993 and Wild Reeds 1994 In his films he addresses various themes related to morality and the development of modern society such as homosexuality divorce adultery family breakdown prostitution crime drug addiction or AIDS Description above from the Wikipedia article André Téchiné licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia