Stuart Bell was born in
Hartlepool, County Durham. He sat
A-levels in French, German, English and History, then read Modern Languages at
Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. As an undergraduate, he wrote and performed in plays at the Corpus Playroom. He studied for a
Master's degree at
Birkbeck, University of London under film theorist
Laura Mulvey, and later a PhD in French cinema at
King's College London for a thesis entitled
Co-stars as co-stagers. Bell has translated novels, plays and poetry by francophone writers including
Pascal Bruckner, Anne Goscinny, Édith Azam, Laura Doyle Péan and Emné Nasereddine. In addition to his writing on fiction in translation, Bell has published on French cinema, as well as reviewing books on European film. He is also the founder and host of the podcast series 'The French Cinema Room'. == Awards and honours ==