- Date of Birth: 15 November, 1967
- Place of Birth: Paris, France
- Biography: François Ozon (born November 15, 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality.
Filmography
- Ricky (2009)
- Le refuge (2009)
- Vertical Living Made Easy (2008)
- Angel (2007)
- Un lever de rideau (A Curtain Raiser) (2006)
- Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave) (2005)
- Love and Deaf (2005)
- 5x2 (2004)
- Swimming Pool (2003)
- Far West (2003)
- 8 femmes (2002)
- Sous le sable (Under the Sand) (2001)
News
Film Review: Ricky
hollywoodreporter.com –
2009-02-07
BERLIN -- Further proof that the literary genre of magical realism always loses something in the flight from page to screen, "Ricky" is a bold, ambitious hybrid that only intermittently reaches the heights toward which it audaciously aims. ... Full Article
It should be so simple.The technology exists to distribute old movies, and there are people out there who want to see them. And yet every movie buff has had the experience of reading up on some great film or... ... Full Article
The scheduled French release on February 11 of François Ozon 's Ricky by its distributor (and international seller) Le Pacte could indicate its possible selection for the 59th Berlin International Film Festival (February 5-15, 2009). ... Full Article
A.V. Club Blog
avclub.com –
2007-09-14
Angel (dir. François Ozon): About half the films in Ozon's prolific career-he seems capable, in quantity if not quality, of rivaling his hero Rainer Werner Fassbinder's output-pay tongue-in-cheek, feature-length homage to other movies: See The Sea to Hitchcock, Sitcom to... ... Full Article
François Ozon's Le temps qui reste
thephoenix.com –
2006-10-18
As Romain is subtly humanized, so is Ozon.Previously, the very prolific filmmaker ( Sous le sable|Under the Sand , 8 femmes|8 Women , Swimming Pool , etc.) has been facile, clever, cool. ... Full Article
Temps qui reste, Le (Time to Leave) Director: François Ozon Genre: Foreign Publisher: Strand Releasing Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau
culturecartel.com –
2006-07-25
Time to Leave A Review by John Nesbit 07/25/2006 Wrap a plot around terminal illness and you've got ready-made fodder for melodrama, but François Ozon refuses to travel that sentimental road in Time to Leave ( Le Temps qui Reste... ... Full Article