Born in 1960, Vincent Dieutre defended his thesis on "the Esthetics of Confusion" after having pursued studies in art history. He studied directing at the IDHEC film school. Recipient of the Prix Villa Medicis Hors les Murs in 1989, he directed a first feature in 1994, "Rome désolée". At the same time, he taught in the cinema department of the University of Paris VIII, edited the periodical, "La Lettre du Cinéma", and organized the Pointligneplan screenings at the FEMIS film school.