1955-01-25 ( 70 years old ) in Paris, France
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 later influenced his work. Assayas made several short films, and made his feature debut with Disorder in 1986.
He continued directing feature films, with Cold Water (1994) considered a breakthrough film in his career. It was his first film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. His followup film, Irma Vep (1996), also screened at Cannes, while Sentimental Destinies (2000), Demonlover (2002), and Clean (2004) all officially competed for the Palme d'Or. In 2006, he contributed a short film to the anthology film Paris, je t'aime (2006).
Assayas gained acclaim for his dramas Summer Hours (2008), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), and Personal Shopper (2016); the latter won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He also directed the comedy Non-Fiction (2018) and the spy thriller Wasp Network (2019).
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Movies
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
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Room 999
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Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023-05-01
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023-03-23
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
2021-10-17
Corona Film Club
2021-05-05
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
2019-05-27
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019-04-03
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
2018-07-12
Aware, Anywhere
2017-11-10
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016-11-15
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016-05-12
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015-09-05
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014-10-01
Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013-04-06
A Special Day
2012-05-16
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
2011-09-09
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010-05-12
Inventory
2008-01-01
In the Mood for Doyle
2007-08-30
Making of 'Demonlover'
2003-09-09
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993-05-14
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