Laurent Tirard (18 February 1967 – 5 September 2024) was a French film director and screenwriter.

[2][3][additional citation(s) needed] There, he conducted a series of interviews on filmmaking, published as a book titled Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors.

From Woody Allen to David Cronenberg, the Coen brothers to Lars Von Trier, all film directors run up against the same essential concerns: how to direct actors, for example, or whether to pre-plan camera angles.

He wrote and directed his first feature, The Story of My Life, in 2004, co-wrote the hugely successful Prête-moi ta main (How to Get Married and Stay Single) for Alain Chabat in 2006, then wrote and directed his second film, Molière, the following year.

[2] Tirard died in Paris on 5 September 2024, at the age of 57, after a long battle with cancer.