Facts:   - years active: 1989 -- present    - caption: bourdos in 2011      - birth date: 1963    - name: gilles bourdos    - image: gilles bourdos 2011.jpg    - birth place: nice , france    - occupation: director , screenwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gilles bourdos .
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gilles bourdos -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is a french film director , screenwriter and producer .he is best known for his atmospheric cinema , which uses troubling themes in contrast with powerful aesthetic imagery .he was one of the founders of the french production company persona films which produced most of his early work .bourdos often collaborates with screenwriter michel spinosa , cinematographer mark lee ping bin and musician alexandre desplat .