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Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas Biography

Film director

Olivier Assayas, born on January 25, 1955, is a renowned French film director known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into social reality.

Olivier Assayas, born on January 25, 1955, is a renowned French film director known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into social reality.

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“I hate to write and spend months just waiting for the film to get financed. Then when you start preparing the film and you shoot it, you've already forgotten why you wanted to make the film in the first place. I like to have some kind of coherent energy that takes you through writing, preparing, shooting.”

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“Movies are explorations; they take you on a path, and I think it's always better if it's a path that you don't know, that takes twists and turns that you can't predict. That's what's entertaining about movies. That's what's entertaining about novels.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Turns Novel Path Exploration Entertaining Twists Twists And Turns

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“The idea to have both something that belongs to what we call supernatural and, at the same time, is anchored in the real world, I think it gives more strength to whatever has to do with the real world and whatever has to do with some transcendence of the material world.”

Thinking World Giving Ideas Real Materials Real World Transcendence Material World

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“When I make films I'm very intuitive; I'm instinctive. When you are shooting there's little time to think about abstract ideas, it's about getting things done, getting them right, and trying to channel the energies and get the best of whatever you have on your set. It's only once the film is finished that it's like, "Okay, let's try to figure out what happened." Try to figure out exactly what I did.”

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“I think movies are expressions of our imagination; they are expressions of our conscious and of our subconscious. I think that movies can be analyzed the way dreams are analyzed, and sometimes I feel that the viewers or the journalists I discuss the film with are psychoanalysts who are trying to make sense of my dreams.”

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“I think that the mourning process of the film involves discussing it, dissecting it, and at some point, you get bored with it. I'm not there yet, but I know I will be there at some point. That's the moment when I know I need to turn the page and move on and recharge my batteries.”

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Born: January 25, 1955
Known for: Film director
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