François Ozon
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François Ozon (born November 15th, 1967) is a French writer and director 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). November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Swimming Pool is a film released in 2003. ...
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. Sitcom is a 1998 satirical movie directed by François Ozon that shows the unlikely coming apart of a bourgeois family that is morally bankrupted when their father introduces a new pet, a white rat. ...
After the Fassbinder adaption Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) came the movie which made him a name outside of France, 8 femmes, starring a dream team of such 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. Fassbinder 1977 Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 - June 10, 1982), German movie director and actor, was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ...
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve (born October 22, 1943) is a French actress, born in Paris, France. ...
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22, 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) is a French actress. ...
Isabelle Ann Huppert (born March 16, 1955) is a French actress. ...
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Douglas Sirk ( April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a German-born film director most well known for his work in Hollywood in the 1950s. ...
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. Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling, (born February 5, 1945 in Sturmer, Essex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress and former model (her height is 57). She attended Jeanne dArc Academie pour Jeunnes Filles in Versailles and St. ...
Ludivine Sagnier (born on July 3, 1979) is a French actress and model. ...
François Ozon is not particularly eager to label his sexuality, but he is generally considered to be gay. At any rate, gay or lesbian characters and plot elements are featured frequently in his works. For people whose family name is Gay see the list of people by name. ...
This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ...
In 2004, he directed the movie 5x2. Categories: 2004 films | Drama films | French films | Movie stubs ...
External links
- François Ozon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654830/) at the Internet Movie Database
