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Olivier Assayas

Director
Olivier Assayas is a French director and screenwriter known for his work in international cinema. He started his career as a film critic before moving into directing. Some of his notable films include "Summer Hours," "Personal Shopper," and "Clouds of Sils Maria." Assayas has received critical acclaim and several awards for his work, including the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Personal Shopper."

Films

Something in the Air

Something in the Air

By Olivier Assayas

2012 | 125 min | Drama

Paris, early 70s: torn between radical political commitment and personal ambitions, a young student is engulfed by the turmoil of the times.

Demonlover

Demonlover

By Olivier Assayas

2002 | 121 min | Drama

DEMONLOVER is a visually and thematically radical film that impressively stages the loss of control in the digital age.

Irma Vep

Irma Vep

By Olivier Assayas

1996 | 99 min | Timeless

Maggie Cheung is to be playing IRMA VEP, a cat-like vampire woman in a skin-tight latex costume, in a silent film remake. But the shoot ends in chaos.

Summer Hours

Summer Hours

By Olivier Assayas

2008 | 99 min | Drama

Three siblings have to get along with each other after they inherit an impressive art collection.

Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate

By Olivier Assayas

2006 | 106 min | Drama

Trapped in a world of global financial transactions and erotic S&M games, Sandra (Asia Argento) tries to escape the clutches of her ex.

Noise

Noise

By Olivier Assayas

2006 | 115 min | Documentary

Olivier Assayas was given the honour of playing two stages at the Art Rock Festival in St. Brieuc with concerts, lectures and experimental cinema.

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Ruletista

Ruletista

2024 | 20 min | Drama

In Vienna’s Alterlaa — a vast housing complex built on utopian ideals — everyday life unfolds within rigid, carefully designed structures. Behind identical facades, countless lives exist side by side, largely disconnected. At the center of the film is an elderly woman who moves slowly through corridors and open spaces, carrying her dead cat wrapped in paper. As she drifts through her surroundings, her attempts to confront loss take increasingly absurd and darkly comic forms, revealing a fragile ...