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Born:
Paris, France
on
1/25/1955
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Filmography
The Pursuit of Happiness
- ( Director
/
/ Announced /
)
Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient
- ( - Cast
/ 2007
/ Lensing/Awaiting Release /
)
Boarding Gate
- ( Director
/ 2008
/ Released /
)
Boarding Gate
- ( Screenplay
/ 2008
/ Released /
)
Clean
- ( Director
/ 2006
/ Released /
)
Clean
- ( Screenplay
/ 2006
/ Released /
)
Paris Je T'aime
- ( Director
/ 2006
/ Released /
)
Paris Je T'aime
- ( Screenplay
/ 2006
/ Released /
)
Demonlover
- ( Screenplay
/ 2003
/ Released /
)
Demonlover
- ( Director
/ 2003
/ Released /
)
Les Destinees
- ( Director
/ 2002
/ Released /
Filmcooperative
)
Les Destinees
- ( Screenplay
/ 2002
/ Released /
Filmcooperative
)
Alice and Martin
- ( Screenplay(- screenplay collaboration)
/ 2000
/ Released /
Kuzui Enterprises
)
A New Life
- ( Director
/ 1998
/ Released /
Pyramide Distribution
)
A New Life
- ( Screenplay
/ 1998
/ Released /
Pyramide Distribution
)
Late August, Early September
- ( Director
/ 1998
/ Released /
)
Late August, Early September
- ( Screenplay
/ 1998
/ Released /
)
HHH: Portrait de Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- ( Director
/ 1997
/ Released /
)
HHH: Portrait de Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- ( Screenplay
/ 1997
/ Released /
)
Irma Vep
- ( Director
/ 1997
/ Released /
Tiger Releases
)
Irma Vep
- ( Screenplay
/ 1997
/ Released /
Tiger Releases
)
Francois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
- ( Himself
/ 1995
/ Released /
)
Cold Water
- ( Director
/ 1994
/ Released /
Meteor Film/The Movies
)
Cold Water
- ( Screenplay
/ 1994
/ Released /
Meteor Film/The Movies
)
Paris at Dawn
- ( Director
/ 1991
/ Released /
Film Coopi
)
Paris at Dawn
- ( Screenplay
/ 1991
/ Released /
Film Coopi
)
Zone
- ( Director
/ 1991
/ Released /
)
Winter's Child
- ( Director
/ 1989
/ Released /
NFM/IAF
)
Winter's Child
- ( Screenplay
/ 1989
/ Released /
NFM/IAF
)
Avril brise
- ( Screenplay
/ 1987
/ Released /
JM Productions
)
Le Lieu du Crime
- ( Writer (dialogue)(- dialogue)
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
Le Lieu du Crime
- ( Writer (adaptation)(- adaptation)
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
Rendez-vous
- ( Screenplay
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
Disorder
- ( Screenplay
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
Disorder
- ( Director
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
L' Unique
- ( Director
/ 1985
/ Released /
Katz, Alain
)
L' Unique
- ( Screenplay
/ 1985
/ Released /
Katz, Alain
)
Passage Secret
- ( Screenplay
/ 1985
/ Released /
)
Chacun Son Cinema
- ( Director
/
/ Released /
)
Summer Hours
- ( Screenplay
/
/ Released /
)
Summer Hours
- ( Director
/
/ Released /
)
TV Credits
Conversations in World Cinema
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Full Biography
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Profession(s):
director, screenwriter, critic
Sometimes Credited As:
Family
brother:Michka Assayas
father:Jacques Remy (born in 1910; died in 1981)
wife:Maggie Cheung (married in December 1998; divorced in 2001)
Education
French National School of Fine Arts Paris, France
Milestones
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2006 Once again directed Maggie Cheung in "Clean"
2002 Directed Chloë Sevigny and Connie Nielsen in "Demonlover"
1997 Helmed the documentary "HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien," about Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
1996 Helmed "Irma Vep" starring Maggie Cheung
1992 First film to garner attention in the USA "Paris at Dawn"
1989 Won praise for "Winter's Child"
1986 Debut feature "Desordre/Disorder"
1980 - 1985 Was a critic for
Cahiers du Cinema
1979 Made first short film "Copywright"
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