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Director

Denis Villeneuve

Canada

Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendi

Thematic context drawn from Senses of Cinema. Read the full critical essay →

I was deeply influenced by Miyazaki's work in general, especially movies like Princess Mononoke where he explores the relationship between humans and nature.

On Princess Mononoke  ·  Slashfilm interview
Dune 2021