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François Ozon
French film director and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
François Ozon (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa o.zɔ̃]; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter.
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Born | (1967-11-15) 15 November 1967 (age 56) Paris, France |
Alma mater | La Femis, Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1988–present |
Website | www |
Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Ozon has achieved international acclaim for his films 8 femmes (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). He is considered one of the most important directors in the new "New Wave" in French cinema, along with Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, and Yves Caumon, as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with a cinema du corps ("cinema of the body").[1]