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Leos Carax

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor / Critic | * 11/22/1960 (63) | Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France (France)
Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (French: [leɔs kaʁaks]), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of Love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991), Holy Motors (2012) and Annette (2021). For the Last, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. His professional name is an anagram of his real name, 'Alex', and 'Oscar'. ()
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Leos Carax (born 22 November 1960) is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of Love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

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Two aging crooks are given two weeks to repay a debt to a woman named The American. They recruit their recently deceased partner's son to help them break into a laboratory and steal the vaccine agains ...

Mauvais Sang

NR

1986 | 3.6/5 | 1h 59min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct ...

Holy Motors

NR

2012 | 3.5/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Fantasy
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The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birt ...

Annette

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2021 | 3.4/5 | 2h 19min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out a ...

Tokyo!

NR

2008 | 3.5/5 | 1h 52min
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Leos Carax

Louis Delluc Prize César Award for Best Director Lumières Award for Best Director Sitges Film Festival Best Director Award César Award for Best First Feature Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language César Award for Best Film 2x César Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x César Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Film
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Movies with Leos Carax as Actor(16)

as Self (uncredited)2021 The Sparks Brothers
as himself2021 Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
as Producer2021 Annette
as himself2014 Mr. X
as himself2013 DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as The Sleeper / Limousine (voice)2012 Holy Motors
as Renard2008 Mister Lonely
as Moitié d'archange2008 I Did Not Die
as technician2006 977
as A doctor2004 Process
1997 The House
as himself1991 Investigation of a film above suspicion
as Prisoner1991 The Lovers on the Bridge
as himself1989 Les Ministères de l'art
as Edgar (uncredited)1987 King Lear
as Neighborhood Voyeur (uncredited)1986 Mauvais Sang

Movies with Leos Carax as Crew(23)

Directing/Director2021 Annette
Camera/Director of Photography2014 L
Directing/Director2014 Gradiva
Writing/Writer2014 Gradiva
Directing/Director2012 Holy Motors
Writing/Writer2012 Holy Motors
Directing/Director2010 42 One Dream Rush
Directing/Director2008 Tokyo!
Writing/Writer2008 Tokyo!
Directing/Director2006 My Last Minute
Writing/Writer2006 My Last Minute
Directing/Director1999 Pola X
Writing/Screenplay1999 Pola X
Directing/Director1997 Sans Titre
Writing/Screenplay1997 Sans Titre
Directing/Director1991 The Lovers on the Bridge
Writing/Writer1991 The Lovers on the Bridge
Directing/Director1986 Mauvais Sang
Writing/Writer1986 Mauvais Sang
Directing/Director1984 Boy Meets Girl
Writing/Writer1984 Boy Meets Girl
Directing/Director1980 Strangulation Blues
Writing/Writer1980 Strangulation Blues

Additional Information

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Citizenship: France
Born: Tuesday, 11/22 1960 (November) in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France (France) (current age: 63 years + 153 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: French (FR)
Employer: Cahiers du cinéma
Spouses (current/former): Yekaterina Golubeva
Student of: Serge Daney
Influenced by/Role models: Jean-Luc Godard
Other names for Leos Carax (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Léos Carax"
"레오 카락스"
"Alex Christophe Dupont"
"レオス・カラックス"
"Леос Каракс"
"李歐·卡霍"
"Leoss Karakss"
"莱奥·卡拉克斯"
"레오스 카락스"
"레오 까락스"
Leos Carax frequently works together with these people:
Denis Lavant (8x, Actor)
Caroline Champetier (7x, Crew)
Nelly Quettier (7x, Crew)
Harmony Korine (6x, Crew)
Albert Prévost (6x, Crew)
Russell Mael (5x, Actor)
Tessa Louise-Salomé (5x, Crew)
Alain Dahan (5x, Crew)
Edgar Wright (4x, Crew)
Yekaterina Golubeva (4x, Actress)
Jean-Luc Godard (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:27982, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024