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Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas


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Olivier Assayas - what members say


  • Les Destinees Sentimentales
  • Les Destinees Sentimentales review by from north Cornelly, South Wales
    Rated - 3.0 stars Plat du jour - beware of subtle ideas 19 March 2010
    ...This, undoubtedly is where Olivier Assayas earned his box office credentials - but whilst the cinematography and scenery is stunning, there is little to recommend this dish ot...   Read customer review
  • Summer Hours
  • Summer Hours review by Cato from Lydbury North
    Rated - 4.0 stars A Good View of Life and Death 26 February 2011
    ...truck me most was the integrity behind the film, the actors really getting into Olivier Assayas's story and direction. It was a good thinking person's film....   Read customer review

Olivier Assayas - filmography


  • Carlos the Jackal on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Edgar Ramirez,  Alexander Scheer,  Alejandro Arroyo
    Director: Olivier Assayas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 2,896 members
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  • Summer Hours on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Juliette Binoche,  Charles Berling,  Edith Scob
    Director: Olivier Assayas
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The divergent paths of three adult siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collections, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne, a successful New York designer, Frederic, an economist and university ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,663 members
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  • Boarding Gate on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Asia Argento,  Michael Madsen
    Director: Olivier Assayas
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Controversial actress Asia Argento teams up with equally divisive director Olivier Assayas for the steamy thriller BOARDING GATE. Sandra (Argento) has left a life of prostitution behind, but her past catches up with her when former lover Miles Rennberg (Michael Madsen) returns. Their tryst doesn't ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 825 members
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  • Clean on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Maggie Cheung,  Mary Moulds,  Nick Nolte
    Director: Olivier Assayas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Awarded the Best Actress Award at the 2004 Festival de Cannes for her performance, Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love, 2046) stars as the conflicted and confused Emily Wang in writer/director Olivier Assayas’ film. Her past riddled with drug use, crime and the recent death of her (once famous rock-..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 1,330 member
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  • Irma Vep on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jean-Pierre Leaud,  Maggie Cheung,  jean-Pierre Leaud
    Director: Olivier Assayas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Written and directed by Olivier Assayas, Irma Vep tells the story of has-been French filmmaker René Vidal (Jean-Pierre Léaud). In an attempt to reinvigorate his career, Vidal decides to remake Les Vampires, the classic silent serial featuring the adventures of jewel thief Irma Vep. Playing herself, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 691 members
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Olivier Assayas facts

5 most recent films

Carlos the Jackal - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Carlos the Jackal - 3.5 stars
Summer Hours - 3.0 stars
Eldorado - 3.0 stars
Boarding Gate - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Paris, Je T'aime - 3.5 stars
Carlos the Jackal - 3.5 stars
Carlos the Jackal - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Summer Hours - 3.0 stars
Irma Vep - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Eldorado - 3.0 stars
Demonlover - 3.0 stars
Boarding Gate - 2.0 stars
Clean - 2.5 stars
Les Destinees Sentimentales - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nora von Waldstätten - 4 times - show films
Ahmad Kaabour - 4 times - show films
Charles Berling - 4 times - show films
Edgar Ramirez - 4 times - show films
Dominique Reymond - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Frederic Auburtin - 1 times - show films