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François Ozon
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François Ozon is a French film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor born on November 15, 1967, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He began his professional work in 1988 and was educated at La Fémis. A native French speaker, he also speaks German and English. His notable works include *8 femmes*, *Sous le sable*, and *Swimming pool*.
Ozon has received several awards, including the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, the Golden Shell, the Sebastiane Award, and the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. He has also been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Director, Best Film, and the People's Choice Award for Best European Film. His films are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- 8 femmes
- Sous le sable
- Swimming pool
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · Paris, France
François Ozon (born 15 November 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. He has achieved international acclaim for his films 8 femmes (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). Ozon is considered to be one of the most important young French film directors in the new “New Wave” in French…
Known for
- Super Plan — Self - Guest2025
- Il était une fois... « Grâce à Dieu » — Self2023
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma — Self - Guest2023
- The New Girlfriend — Homme cinéma2014
- SWITCH Interview Masters2013
- Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer — Self2011
- In the Company of Éric Rohmer — Self2010
- C à vous — Self - Guest2009
- Sur le tournage d'Angel — self2007
- Tout le monde en parle — Self2004
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 204
- Total plays
- 388
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,439x
- New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0
· 2010 · cited 16,955x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,873x
- Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
· 2008 · cited 11,232x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1967-11-15 ) 15 November 1967 (age 58) , Paris , France
- Alma mater
- La Femis Panthéon-Sorbonne University
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Website
- www .francois-ozon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
François Ozon ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa ozɔ̃]; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeling view of human sexuality. Recurring themes in his films are friendship, sexual identity, different perceptions of reality, transience and death.
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