Biography
After studying literature and art, he made his first short film (Copyright, 1979) and began collaborating as a screenwriter with French filmmaker André Téchiné. As a contributor to the magazine Cahiers du cinema, he became one of the leading critics of Asian cinema. His first film (Désordre, 1986) won the Fipresci Prize at the Venice Film Festival. With several films at Cannes and numerous international awards, Assayas remains one of the most important filmmakers in contemporary French cinema.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Idol's Eye |
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |
| 2019 |
Wasp Network |
| 2018 |
Non-Fiction |
| 2016 |
Personal Shopper |
| 2014 |
Clouds of Sils Marie |
| 2012 |
After May |
| 2010 |
Carlos (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Summer Hours |
| 2007 |
Boarding Gate |
To Each His Own Cinema |
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| 2006 |
Paris, I Love You |
| 2004 |
Clean |
| 2002 |
Demonlover |
| 2000 |
Les Destinées sentimentales |
| 1998 |
Late August, Early September |
| 1996 |
Irma Vep |
| 1994 |
Cold Water |
| 1993 |
Une nouvelle vie |
| 1991 |
Paris Awakens |
| 1989 |
Winter's Child |
| 1986 |
Disorder |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
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The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
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The Spectre (E07) |
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The Thunder Master (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
| 1994 |
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge |
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La Page blanche (E04) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Eldorado (TV movie) |
| 2007 |
Let them grow up here |
| 2006 |
Noise |
| 1997 |
Man Yuk: A Portrait of Maggie Cheung |
The Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
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| 1984 |
Winston Tong en studio |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo |
| 1980 |
Rectangle - Deux chansons de Jacno |
| 1979 |
Copyright |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Idol's Eye |
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |
| 2019 |
Wasp Network |
| 2018 |
Non-Fiction |
| 2017 |
Based on a True Story |
| 2016 |
Personal Shopper |
| 2014 |
Clouds of Sils Marie |
| 2012 |
After May |
| 2010 |
Carlos (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Summer Hours |
| 2007 |
Boarding Gate |
To Each His Own Cinema |
|
| 2006 |
Paris, I Love You |
| 2004 |
Clean |
| 2002 |
Demonlover |
| 2000 |
Les Destinées sentimentales |
| 1998 |
Alice & Martin |
Late August, Early September |
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| 1996 |
Irma Vep |
| 1994 |
Cold Water |
| 1993 |
Une nouvelle vie |
| 1991 |
Paris Awakens |
| 1990 |
Lovely Child |
| 1989 |
Winter's Child |
| 1987 |
Avril brisé |
| 1986 |
Disorder |
Scene of the Crime |
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| 1985 |
André Téchiné's Rendez-Vous |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
|
The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
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The Spectre (E07) |
||
The Thunder Master (E06) |
||
| more episodes (5) | ||
| 1994 |
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge |
|
La Page blanche (E04) |
||
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
The Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo |
| 1980 |
Scopitone |
| 1978 |
Nuit féline |
Creator
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Irma Vep |
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The Terrible Wedding (E08) |
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The Spectre (E07) |
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The Thunder Master (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2001 |
Léaud l'unique (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Lars Eidinger - Sein oder nicht sein |
Room 999 |
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| 2021 |
Corona Film Club |
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art (TV movie) |
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| 2019 |
The First Image (series) |
| 2018 |
Il gusto della libertà - Cinema e '68 (TV movie) |
Searching for Ingmar Bergman |
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| 2016 |
Truffaut - Godard, scénario d'une rupture (TV movie) |
| 2015 |
Hitchcock/Truffaut |
| 2014 |
Face to Face (series) |
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema |
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| 2010 |
But Film is My Mistress |
| 2009 |
Le Cinéma français est en voyage d'affaires (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours |
| 2007 |
In the Mood for Doyle (TV movie) |
Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient |
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| 2006 |
Vocation cinéaste |
| 2003 |
Il était une fois... (series) |
| 1993 |
François Truffaut : Portraits volés |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Beau geste |
| 2011 |
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
| 2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
| 2007 |
Rencontres de cinéma |
| 2000 |
L'invité |
Sonic Cinema |
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| 1992 |
Le Cercle de minuit |
| 1984 |
Cinema 3 |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Suspended Time |