Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas (born January 25, 1955) is a French film director and screenwriter.

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January 25 - 1955 - French - Film director - Screenwriter

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He made his debut in 1986, after directing some short-films and writing for influential film magazine Cahiers du cinema. Other big name directors such as François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard also started as writers for the same magazine.

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Cahiers du cinema - François Truffaut - Jean-Luc Godard

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Assaya's father was French director/screenwriter Jacques Remy (1910-1981). He started his career in the industry by helping him. He ghostwrote episodes for TV shows his father was working on when his health failed.

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His biggest hit to date has been Irma Vep, starring Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, that manages to be both a tribute to French director Louis Feuillade and to Hong Kong cinema.

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Irma Vep - Hong Kong - Maggie Cheung - Louis Feuillade - Hong Kong cinema

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While working at Cahiers du cinema, Assayas wrote lovingly about European film directors he admires but also about Asian directors. One of his latest films is a documentary about Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien.

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Cahiers du cinema - Taiwan - Hou Hsiao-Hsien

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He married Maggie Cheung in 1998. They divorced in 2001.

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