From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia François Ozon
François Ozon
François Ozon Huppert and Emmanuelle Béart. With its quirky mix of
musical numbers and murder mystery and a production
design harking back to 1950s Hollywood melodramas
such as those directed by Douglas Sirk, this film became a
huge commercial success.
In 2003, Swimming Pool starring Charlotte Rampling
and Ludivine Sagnier was released, considered by Ozon
a very personal film that gives insight into the difficult
process of writing a novel or screenplay.
In 2004, he directed the movie 5x2. In 2005, he de-
buted Time To Leave at various film festivals worldwide.
Ozon’s first full English-language production Angel
starring Romola Garai (I Capture the Castle, Vanity Fair) was
released in early 2007. The film, based on a novel by Bri-
tish writer Elizabeth Taylor, follows the story of a poor
girl who climbs Edwardian England’s social ladder by be-
coming a romance writer. The film was shot at Tyntes-
field House and Estate near Bristol, at other UK locations
François Ozon in 2005 and in Belgium.
While filming Angel, Ozon developed a strong friend-
Born 15 November 1967 (1967-11-15)
ship with Romola Garai and now calls her his ’muse.’
Paris, France
His film Le Refuge had its world premiere at the
Occupation film director, screenwriter, editor, producer Toronto International Film Festival September 2009.
Years active 1988 - On 19 December 2011, he was announced as being on
the jury for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival,
François Ozon (pronounced: [fʁɑ̃.swa o.zɔ̃], born 15 Novem- scheduled to be held in February 2012.[2]
ber 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter and
whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical LGBT themes and characters
wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality.
He has achieved international acclaim for his films 8 Ozon often features LGBT people in his movies. Some ex-
femmes (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). Ozon is consid- amples include:
ered to be one of the most important young French film • Une robe d’été: a young gay man strengthens his
directors in the new “New Wave” in French cinema such relationship with his boyfriend through a brief
as Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, and Yves Caumon, encounter with a woman and how her summer dress
as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with a changed his sex drive.
"cinema du corps/cinema of the body".[1] • Scènes de lit: this features a lesbian couple and a gay
couple.
• La petite mort: a gay man’s relationship with his
Life and career estranged father.
Ozon was born in Paris, France. Having studied directing • Sitcom: this spoof comedy has numerous lesbian and
at the French film school La Femis, Ozon made several gay references. The family’s son comes out, engages
short movies like Une robe d’été (1996) and Scènes de lit in sexual orgies and begins an affaire with the maid’s
(1998) that already display his defining style. His motion husband, a sports teacher. The maid, herself, finds
picture directing debut was Sitcom (also 1998), which was out she’s a lesbian and seems to have a relationship
well received by both critics and audiences. with the mother, who has tried to cure her son’s
After the Fassbinder adaptation Gouttes d’eau sur pier- homosexuality by sleeping with him - she, of course,
res brûlantes (2000) came the movie which made his name fails.
outside France, 8 femmes, starring such icons of French • Les amants criminels: the main male character is gay
cinema as Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Isabelle and in the closet; he kills his (male) object of desire
out of jealousy and enjoys his relationship with an
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ogre-like man who’s kidnapped him and his female • 2004 : 5x2 starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and
friend who was, more or less, his beard Stéphane Freiss
• Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes: the two male • 2003 : Swimming Pool starring Charlotte Rampling and
characters, Léopold and Franz, are lovers - they are Ludivine Sagnier
either gay or bisexual, while Véra, a former • 2002 : 8 Women (8 femmes)
boyfriend of Léopold’s, is now an M2F transsexual. • 2000 : Under the Sand (Sous le sable)
• 8 femmes: two women are lesbians and another is • 2000 : Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d’eau sur
bisexual; the maid is ambiguous towards her female pierres brûlantes) starring Bernard Giraudeau, Malik
boss all the while she is her male boss’s mistress. Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier and Anna Levine
This film presents a lesbian kiss between Catherine • 1999 : Criminal Lovers (Les amants criminels) starring
Deneuve and Fanny Ardant. It’s a gay cult movie in Natacha Régnier and Jérémie Renier
France. • 1998 : Sitcom
• 5x2: the gay couple is the one constant thing while
the main straight couple divorces.[citation needed] Documentaries
• Le temps qui reste: this deals with the end of life of a • 1995 : Jospin s’éclaire
young gay man dying of cancer.
Short films
Recurring actors • 2006 : A Curtain Raiser starring Louis Garrel
A number of actors have appeared more than once in • 1998 : X2000
Ozon’s movies. They include : • 1997 : See the Sea (Regarde la mer)
• Sébastien Charles, who plays the lover of the main • 1997 : Scènes de lit
character in Robe d’été has appeared in numerous • 1996 : L’homme idéal
other Ozon movies (Scène de Lit/Les puceaux, Sitcom) • 1996 : A Summer Dress (Une robe d’été)
and choreographed 5x2, 8 femmes, Gouttes d’eau sur • 1995 : La petite mort ("Little Death")
pierres brûlantes and Robe d’été. • 1994 : Action vérité ("Truth or Dare")
• Marina de Van plays in Sitcom, Regarde la mère and • 1994 : Une rose entre nous
has co-written Sous le sable and 8 femmes. • 1993 : Victor
• Charlotte Rampling plays in Swimming Pool, Sous le • 1992 : Thomas reconstitué
sable, and Angel. • 1991 : Deux plus un
• Ludivine Sagnier plays in three movies: Gouttes d’eau • 1991 : Peau contre peau (les risques inutiles)
sur pierres brûlantes, 8 femmes, Swimming Pool. • 1991 : Le trou madame
• Lucia Sanchez plays in three movies: Une robe d’été, • 1991 : Une goutte de sang
Scènes de lit, Sitcom. • 1990 : Mes parents un jour d’été
• Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who is in both Le Temps qui • 1988 : Les doigts dans le ventre
reste and 5x2. • 1988 : Photo de famille
In the UK Further reading
In the UK, François Ozon’s name has been used numerous • Asibong, Andrew, François Ozon, Manchester
times in a scam relating to a film named ’Dead Kill’ [2]. University Press (2008) ISBN 0719074231
Ozon has never been a part of the Post Apocalyptic genre • Cavitch, Max, "Sex After Death: François Ozon’s
and those targeted must be aware that this film/scam has Libidinal Invasions," Screen 48.3 (2007), 313-26
and never will have anything to do with François Ozon. • Palmer, Tim, "Style and Sensation in the
Contemporary French Cinema of the Body," Journal of
Film and Video 58.3 (2006), 22-32
Filmography • Rees-Roberts, Nick. French Queer Cinema, Edinburgh
University Press (2008) ISBN 0748634185
Features • Schilt, Thibaut. François Ozon, University of Illinois
• 2010 : Potiche Press (2011) ISBN 0252077946
• 2009 : Le Refuge
• 2009 : Ricky References
• 2007 : Angel starring Romola Garai, Charlotte
Rampling and Sam Neill [1] Palmer, Tim "Style and Sensation in the
• 2005 : Time To Leave (Le temps qui reste) starring Melvil Contemporary French Cinema of the Body", Journal
Poupaud
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of Film and Video, Fall 2006 [1] Access date: 14 May • POTICHE Facebook Page
2010. • Yahoo Answers ’Dead Kill’
[2] "Berlinale 2012: International Jury". berlinale.de. Persondata
2011-12-19. http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/
Name Ozon, Francois
pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_11861.html.
Retrieved 2011-12-21. Alternative names
Short description
External links Date of birth 15 November 1967
• François Ozon at the Internet Movie Database Place of birth Paris, France
• François Ozon’s official site Date of death
• Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database Place of death
• Summer 2006 Interview with Ozon
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