François Ozon ( French: François Ozon ; born November 15, 1967 , Paris , France ) is a French filmmaker , screenwriter and producer whose films are often characterized by sharp satire and free views on human sexuality.
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| Place of Birth | Paris , France |
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| Profession | film director , screenwriter , producer , cameraman , actor |
| Career | 1988 - present time |
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He gained international popularity thanks to his films “ 8 Women ” ( 2002 ) and “ Pool ” ( 2003 ). Ozone is considered one of the most important French filmmakers of the “New Wave” in French cinema, along with Jean-Paul Siveirac , Philippe Ramos and Yves Comon , as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with the “cinema du corps / cinema of the body” ) [4] .
Biography
Ozone was born in Paris in the family of the biologist René Ozon and Anne-Marie Ozon, a French teacher. Francois has a brother Guillaume and a sister Julie. After completing his studies at the French film school La Femis ( French: La Femis ), Ozon made several short films, in particular, “Little Death” ( French La Petite Mort , 1995), “Summer Dress” ( French Une robe d 'été , 1996) and “Look at the Sea” ( French Regarde La Mer , 1997) (all three were released in Russia as a single collection under the general title “Narcissus at the Edge of the Summer”). In these and other short films of those years, the style characteristic of Ozone was already manifested. His first full-length directorial debut was the film "Ratman" ( Fr. Sitcom , 1998), which was well received by critics and viewers.
After adapting Fasbinder ’s script entitled “Raindrops on Hot Stones” ( Fr. Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes , 2000), Ozone made a film that made his name widely known outside of France - “ 8 Women ”, where they played a galaxy of French cinema stars like Catherine Deneuve , Isabelle Huppert , Daniel Darje , Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Beart . This film won commercial success largely due to the successful combination of musical retro numbers, the detective story of the murder of Robert Tom and scenography in the style of Hollywood films of the 1950s .
In 2003, the film "Swimming Pool" was released, in which Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier starred. According to Ozone himself, this is a very personal film that reveals the secrets of hard work on writing a novel or script. "Pool" was the first English-language film director.
In 2004, Ozone completed work on the film " 5x2 ", which shows the five stages of the destruction of the marriage of two people. The year 2005 was marked by the release of the film “Farewell Time” ( French Le Temps Qui Reste ). The picture tells about the fate of a young gay photographer (performed by Melville Pupo ), who was diagnosed with incurable cancer and who is slowly dying away from the disease. From family and friends, he trusts the terrible news only to his grandmother (she is played by Jeanne Moreau ), whose relationship with him is unusually warm.
In 2007, the film "Angel" was released on the screens, shot on the story of the same name by Elizabeth Taylor . The picture, which takes place in England at the beginning of the 20th century, tells about the fate of the writer Angel Deverell. The film was mainly shot at the Tintesfield estate near Bristol , as well as in other parts of the UK and in Belgium.
His film Shelter was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009.
Ozone was a member of the jury of the 62nd International Berlin Film Festival , which was held in February 2012. [five]
His 2013 film, Young and Beautiful , was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival . [6] Ozone received the Academy Award for Best Screenwriter for the 2012 film " In the House ." [7]
His 2014 film New Girlfriend was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014. [eight]
In 2016, the movie " Franz " was released.
Many of his films have been awarded at international film festivals. In 2019, the film “ By the Grace of God ” by Francois Ozon, telling about the fate of a Catholic priest accused of pedophilia, received the Grand Prix of the 69th Berlin Film Festival [9] .
Personal life
Francois Ozone is an open gay . To one degree or another, the characters of homosexual and bisexual orientation are present in almost all of his works.
Permanent Actors
Many actors have appeared in Ozone films several times. Among them:
- Sébastien Charle - plays the protagonist’s lover in the movie “Summer Dress”, and also appears in other films (“Bedding Scenes: Maidens”, “Ratman”) and choreographed in the films “5 × 2”, “8 Women”, “Drops” rain on red-hot rocks ”and“ Summer dress ”.
- Sasha Heils - in the short films “The Rose Between Us” and “See the Sea” (together with her real daughter Samantha).
- Francois Delaive - appears in three Ozone short films: Thomas reconstituté, Little Death, and in one part of Bed Scenes.
- Camille Japi - in the films Little Death and Bed Scenes.
- Evelyn Dandry - in "The Ratman " and "Desperate Housewife."
- Marina de Van - plays in the films "Ratman", "See the Sea", and is also a co-author of the script for the films "Under the Sand" and "8 Women", as well as the author of the poem "Bouche de Saïd" from the movie "Criminal Lovers".
- Charlotte Rampling - plays in the films “Pool”, “Under the Sand”, “Angel” and “Young and Beautiful”.
- Ludivin Sagnier - plays in three films: “Raindrops on red-hot rocks”, “8 women”, “Pool”.
- Lucia Sanchez - plays in three films: “Summer Dress”, “Bed Scenes”, “Ratman”.
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - in the films “Farewell Time” and “5x2”.
- Catherine Deneuve - the main roles in the films "8 Women" and "Desperate Housewife."
- Melville Pupo - in the films “Farewell Time” and “Shelter”.
- Jeremy Rainier - in the films Criminal Lovers, Desperate Housewife and Two-faced Lover.
- Fabrice Lucini - in the films Desperate Housewife and In the House.
- Sergi Lopez - appears in the films Ricky and Desperate Housewife (episodic role).
- Marina Vakt - films “Young and Beautiful” and “Two-faced Lover” (main roles)
Filmography
Feature Films
- 1998 - Ratman / Sitcom
- 1999 - Criminal Lovers / Les Amants criminels
- 2000 - Raindrops on red-hot rocks / Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes
- 2000 - Under the Sand / Sous le sable
- 2002 - 8 Women / Huit femmes
- 2003 - Swimming Pool
- 2004 - 5 × 2/5 × 2
- 2005 - Farewell Time / Le Temps qui reste
- 2007 - Angel
- 2009 - Ricky / Riki
- 2009 - The Refuge
- 2010 - Desperate Housewife / Potiche
- 2012 - In the house / Dans la maison
- 2013 - Young and Beautiful / Jeune et jolie
- 2014 - New girlfriend / Une nouvelle amie
- 2016 - Franz / Franz [10]
- 2017 - Two - faced lover / L'Amant double
- 2019 - By the will of God / Grâce à Dieu
Short films
- 1988 - Family Photography / Photo de famille
- 1988 - Fingers in the stomach / Les doigts dans le ventre
- 1990 - / Mes parents un jour d'été
- 1991 - / Une goutte de sang
- 1991 - / Peau contre peau (les risques inutiles)
- 1991 - / Le trou madame
- 1991 - / Deux plus un
- 1992 - / Thomas reconstitué
- 1994 - The Rose Between Us / Une rose entre nous
- 1994 - Believe not believe / Action vérité
- 1995 - Little Death / La petite mort
- 1996 - Summer Dress / Une robe d'été
- 1997 - See the Sea / Regarde la mer
- 1998 - 2000 / X2000
- 1998 - Bed Scenes / Scènes de lit
- 2006 - Prelude / Un lever de rideau
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 124118860 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ Palmer, Tim "Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body", Journal of Film and Video , Fall 2006 Archived copy . Date of treatment May 17, 2010. Archived June 2, 2010. Access date: May 14, 2010.
- ↑ Berlinale 2012: International Jury . berlinale.de (December 19, 2011). Date of treatment December 21, 2011.
- ↑ 2013 Official Selection . Cannes (April 18, 2013). Date of treatment April 18, 2013.
- ↑ Winners 2013 . European Film Awards . European Film Academy. Date of treatment December 9, 2013.
- ↑ Toronto film festival 2014 unveils first wave; Little Chaos to close . Screendaily . Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Erin Nyren, Erin Nyren. Berlin Film Festival 2019 Award Winners: Complete List . Variety (February 16, 2019). Date of treatment February 16, 2019.
- ↑ IMDb - Franz
Literature
- Asibong A. François Ozon: [ eng. ] . - Manchester University Press, 2008 .-- 168 p. - ISBN 978-0-7190-7423-3 .
- Schilt T. François Ozon: A thematic examination of a prolific rising star in contemporary French filmmaking: [ eng. ] . - University of Illinois Press, 2011 .-- 208 p. - ISBN 978-0-252-03600-2 .
Links
- Interview
- Ozone Zone (inaccessible link) - an interview with the magazine “ Art of Cinema ”, March 2001
- “During the crisis, people want to watch comedies” - an interview with the magazine “ Spark ” (No. 4 (5082) of 06/08/2009)
- Francois Ozon about his new drama Le refuge - an interview with Mikhail Vereshchagin (Moscow, 2013)