Olivier Assayas
Directing
Born January 25, 1955 · Paris, France
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 Disord…
Known For · 29 titles
Quotidien
Clique
A Special Day
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
… But Film Is My Mistress
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Room 999
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Léaud l'unique
Making of 'Demonlover'
Aware, Anywhere
Inventory
Corona Film Club
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
In the Mood for Doyle
Suspended Time
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
Being Bo Widerberg
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Professor Goudet's Lessons
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art