
Olivier Assayas
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivier Assayas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografi
Searching for Ingmar Bergman2018 · Self - Filmmaker
… But Film Is My Mistress2010 · Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits1993 · Self
A Special Day2012 · Self
Aware, Anywhere2017 · Himself
Hitchcock/Truffaut2015 · Self
Léaud l'unique2001 · Self - filmmaker
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions2019 · Self
In the Mood for Doyle2007 · Self
Corona Film Club2021 · Self
Making of 'Demonlover'2003 · Self
Being Bo Widerberg2025 · Self
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be2023 · Self
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais2019 · Self - director, critique
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema2024 · Self - Filmmaker
Suspended Time2024 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer2001 · Self
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion2016 · Self - Movie Director
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema2014 · Self
Room 9992023 · Self
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art2021 · Self - Filmmaker
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema2019 · Self - Filmmaker
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