In just over a decade, Francois Ozon has earned an international reputation as a successful and provocative filmmaker. A student of Eric Rohmer and Jean Douchet at the prestigious Femis, Ozon made a number of critically acclaimed shorts in the 1990s and released his first feature film "Sitcom" in 1998. Two additional shorts and eleven feature films have followed, including international successes "8 femmes" and "Swimming Pool" and more recent releases such as "Angel, Ricky, " and "Le refuge." Ozon's originality lies in his filmmaking style, which draws on familiar cinematic traditions (the...
In just over a decade, Francois Ozon has earned an international reputation as a successful and provocative filmmaker. A student of Eric Rohmer and...
With contributions from an international range of specialists, and with considerations of works by contemporary directors like Rachid Bouchareb, Abderrahmane Sissako and Rithy Panh, Cinema-monde explores the porous borders around francophone spaces and the ways in which languages and identities 'travel' in contemporary cinema.
With contributions from an international range of specialists, and with considerations of works by contemporary directors like Rachid Bouchareb, Abder...
