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François Ozon (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa o.zɔ̃]; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. [citation needed] His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeling view of human sexuality. Recurring themes in his ...
- Filmmaker
- 15 November 1967 (age 55), Paris, France
- 1988–present
IMDb profile of François Ozon, a French director and writer known for his eclectic and provocative films. See his upcoming and previous works, personal details, trivia, quotes and more.
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- 1.75 m
- Paris, France
- Sitcom (1998) Watch this if you like: Serial Mom (John Waters, 1994), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972) As a student, Ozon’s favourite filmmakers were John Waters and Luis Buñuel.
- Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000) Watch this if you like: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972) If Fassbinder had adapted his 1966 play Water Drops on Burning Rocks for the screen, one imagines it would look like The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.
- Under the Sand (2000) Watch this if you like: All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, 1955) In a 2003 interview with the Daily Telegraph, Ozon dismissed Jane Wyman, the star of All That Heaven Allows, as “not a great actress”; instead, he praised Sirk for visualising her emotions in the colour scheme and landscape.
- 8 Women (2002) Watch this if you like: The Women (George Cukor, 1939) Unsurprisingly, Ozon’s international breakthrough proved to be a candy-coloured murder-mystery musical and not a transgressive shocker like Sitcom.
François Ozon, né le 15 novembre 1967 à Paris, est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur de cinéma français. Il est l'un des rares cinéastes français à s'occuper à la fois de la réalisation, de l'écriture et de la production de ses films.
Oct 18, 2020 · François Ozon: 'Young people now don’t have the inhibitions older actors did'. The director on waiting 35 years to film the perfect gay love story, and how French cinema is coping with Covid. F...
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François Ozon (born 15 November 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 achieved international acclaim for his films 8 femmes (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003).
Exploration of human sexuality and satirical wit made François Ozon an internationally acclaimed filmmaker.
