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Director
Olivier Assayas
Defining Films
Profile
Olivier Assayas (French: [ɔlivje asajas]; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, and comedies. He has directed French, Spanish, and English-language films with international casts. The son of filmmaker Jacques Rémy, Assayas began his career as a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma. There he wrote about world cinema and its film auteurs, who
In Their Own Words
In my early films, I had a great desire to merge the French New Wave and American films. Among my references, for the rhythm and the style and the energy, I certainly had Robert Bresson and Jean-Luc Godard.
Filmography (35)
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Non Fiction
Personal Shopper
Clouds of Sils Maria
Something in the Air
Summer Hours
Boarding Gate
Noise
documentary made for public television channel France 4 in Saint-Brieuc, France, during the edition of the festival ArtRock with the collaboration of Michael Almereyda, Gautier, Léo Hisntin, Laurent Perrin and Olivier Torrès
documentary made for public television channel France 4 in Saint-Brieuc, France, during the edition of the festival ArtRock with the collaboration of Michael Almereyda, Gautier, Léo Hisntin, Laurent Perrin and Olivier Torrès
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Les Destinées sentimentales
Alice et Martin (André Téchiné, ) screenplay and dialogues with Gilles Taurand and André Téchiné
Fin août, début septembre
HHH: Un portrait de Hou Hsiao Hsien
Irma Vep
L’Eau froide
La Page blanche ) TV
La Page blanche ) TV
Une Nouvelle vie
Paris s’éveille
L’Enfant de l’hiver
Avril brisé (Liria Bégéja, ) with Liria Begeja and Vassilis Vassilikos, after a story by Ismaïl Kadaré
Avril brisé (Liria Bégéja, ) with Liria Begeja and Vassilis Vassilikos, after a story by Ismaïl Kadaré
L’Unique (Jérôme Diamant-Berger, ) with Jérôme Diamant-Berger and Jean-Claude Carrière
L’Unique (Jérôme Diamant-Berger, ) with Jérôme Diamant-Berger and Jean-Claude Carrière
Le Lieu du crime (André Téchiné, ) with André Téchiné and Pascal Bonitzer
Le Lieu du crime (André Téchiné, ) with André Téchiné and Pascal Bonitzer
Désordre
Rendez-vous (André Téchiné, ) screenplay and dialogues, with André Téchiné
Rendez-vous (André Téchiné, ) screenplay and dialogues, with André Téchiné
Winston Tong en studio
Passage secret (Laurent Perrin, ) screenplay and dialogues, with Laurent Perrin
Passage secret (Laurent Perrin, ) screenplay and dialogues, with Laurent Perrin
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo
Rectangle: Deux chansons de Jacno
Rectangle: Deux chansons de Jacno
Copyright
Copyright
féline (Gérard Marx, ) with Gérard Marx and Dominique Lancelot
féline (Gérard Marx, ) with Gérard Marx and Dominique Lancelot
Scopitone (Laurent Perrin, ) with Laurent Perrin
Scopitone (Laurent Perrin, ) with Laurent Perrin
As scriptwriter
As scriptwriter
As director
As director