François Ozon
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 François Ozon in 2005 |
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| Born | November 15, 1967 Paris, France |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter, editor, producer |
| Years active | 1988 - |
François Ozon (born November 15, 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality.
He has recently achieved international acclaim for his films 8 femmes (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003).
François Ozon is considered to be one of the most important young French film directors in the new “New Wave” in French cinema such as Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, Yves Caumon.
Having studied directing at the French film school La Femis, Ozon made several short movies like Une robe d'été (1996) and Scènes de lit (1998) that already display his defining style. His motion picture directing debut was Sitcom (also 1998), which was well-received both critically and by audiences.
After the Fassbinder adaptation Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) came the movie which made him a name outside of France, 8 femmes, starring icons of French cinema as Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Isabelle Huppert, and Emmanuelle Béart. With its quirky mix of musical numbers and murder mystery and a production design harkening back to 1950s Hollywood melodramas such as the ones directed by Douglas Sirk, this film became a huge commercial success.
In 2003, Swimming Pool starring Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier was released, considered by Ozon a very personal film that gives insight into the difficult process of writing a novel or screenplay.
In 2004, he directed the movie 5x2. In 2005, he debuted his latest film Time To Leave at various worldwide film festivals.
Ozon's first full English-language production Angel starring Romola Garai (I Capture the Castle, Vanity Fair), was released in early 2007. The film, based on a novel by British writer Elizabeth Taylor, follows the story of a poor girl who climbs the social ladder by becoming a romance novel writer in Edwardian England. Film was set at Tyntesfield House and Estate near Bristol and other UK locations as well as in Belgium.
While filming Angel, Ozon developed a strong relationship with Romola Garai and now calls her his 'muse.'
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Features
- 2007 : Angel (fr) starring Romola Garai, Charlotte Rampling and Sam Neill
- 2005 : Time To Leave starring Melvil Poupaud
- 2004 : 5x2 starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stéphane Freiss
- 2003 : Swimming Pool starring Charlotte Rampling
- 2002 : 8 Women
- 2000 : Under the Sand
- 2000 : Water Drops On Burning Rocks
- 1999 : Criminal Lovers
- 1998 : Sitcom
[edit] Short films
- 2006 : A Curtain Raiser starring Louis Garrel
- 1998 : X2000
- 1997 : Regarde la mer (See the Sea )
- 1997 : Scènes de lit
- 1996 : Summer Dress
- 1995 : La Petite Mort (Little Death)
- 1994 : Action vérité
- 1994 : Une rose entre nous
- 1993 : Victor
- 1992 : Thomas reconstitué
- 1991 : Deux plus un
- 1991 : Le Trou madame
- 1991 : Peau contre peau (les risques inutiles)
- 1991 : Une goutte de sang
- 1990 : Mes Parents un Jour D'été
- 1988 : Les Doigts dans le Ventre
- 1988 : Photo de Famille
[edit] References
- Asibong, Andrew, Francois Ozon, Manchester University Press (2008) ISBN 0719074231
- Cavitch, Max, "Sex After Death: François Ozon's Libidinal Invasions," Screen 48.3 (2007), 313-26
[edit] External links
- François Ozon at the Internet Movie Database
- François Ozon's official site
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- Summer 2006 Interview with Ozon
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