Biography
Olivier Assayas 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Cannes Best Director Award · 2016
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2014
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2010
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2010
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2009
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- César Award — Best Director · 2011 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · 2011 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2010 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2010 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2010 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1986 · nominated
Filmography26 titles
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Carlos
Paris, Je T'aime
Irma Vep
Clouds of Sils Maria
Irma Vep
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Summer Hours
Clean
Passages
Bergman Island
… But Film Is My Mistress
Cold Water
Wasp Network
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Personal Shopper
Something in the Air
Late August, Early September
Demonlover
Room 999
Scene of the Crime
Rendez-vous
Non-Fiction
Suspended Time
Boarding Gate