Olivier Assayas
Known for Directing · 25 credits
- Born
- 1955-01-25 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- 올리비에 아사야스
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (24)
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Self - Filmmaker
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
as Self
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
as Self
Room 999
2023
as Self
Suspended Time
2024
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010
as Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
as Self - Filmmaker
In the Mood for Doyle
2007
as Himself
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self - Movie Director
Corona Film Club
2021
as Self
Making of 'Demonlover'
2003
as Self
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
2018
as Self - Filmmaker
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
as Self
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
2021
as Self - Filmmaker
Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013
as Self
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
2019
as Self - director, critique
Aware, Anywhere
2017
as Himself
Inventory
2008
as Interviewee
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
2011
as Self (cinéaste)
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
2019
as Self
About Olivier Assayas
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… With 25 credits spanning from 1993 to 2024, Olivier Assayas has appeared in 24 films and 1 TV show.
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- A Special Day (2012) — as Self
- Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024) — as Self - Filmmaker
- Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014) — as Self
- Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — as Self
- Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be (2023) — as Self
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