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Leos Carax

Leos Carax

Director · Born November 22, 1960 · Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

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Biography

Leos Carax (born Alex Christophe Dupont, November 22, 1960) is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Directed 17

2020s

  1. 2024

    It's Not Me

    Director

  2. 2021

2010s

  1. 2014

    Gradiva

    Director

  2. 2012
  3. 20 Little Films

    Director

  4. 2010

    42 One Dream Rush

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Hymn to Merde

    Director

  2. 2008
  3. 2006

    My Last Minute

    Director

  4. 2001

    Pierre or, The Ambiguities

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1997

    Sans Titre

    Director

  3. 1991

1980s

  1. 1986

    Mauvais Sang

    Director

  2. 1984

    Boy Meets Girl

    Director

  3. 1980

    Strangulation Blues

    Director

No release date

  1. Lily May B

    Director

Acted in 14

2010s

  1. 2014

    Gradiva

    The Thinker (voice)

  2. 2012

2000s

  1. 2008

    I Did Not Die

    Moitié d'archange

  2. Mister Lonely

    Renard

  3. 2006

    977

    technician

  4. My Last Minute

    Man

  5. 2004

    Process

    A doctor

1980s

  1. 1988

    King Lear

    Edgar

  2. 1986

    Mauvais Sang

    Neighborhood Voyeur (uncredited)

Wrote 13

2020s

  1. 2024

    It's Not Me

    Writer

  2. 2021

2010s

  1. 2014

    Gradiva

    Writer

  2. 2012

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2006

    My Last Minute

    Writer

  3. 2001

    Pierre or, The Ambiguities

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1997

    Sans Titre

    Screenplay

  3. 1991

1980s

  1. 1986

    Mauvais Sang

    Writer

  2. 1984

    Boy Meets Girl

    Writer

  3. 1980

    Strangulation Blues

    Writer

Camera 1

2010s

  1. 2014

    L

    Director of Photography

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2024

    It's Not Me

    Producer

Created 1

2000s

  1. 2001

    Pierre or, The Ambiguities

    Creator

Appearances8

2020s

  1. 2026

    My Own Way

    Self

  2. 2021

    Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus

    Self

2010s

  1. 2014

    Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

    Self (uncredited)

  2. 2013

    DRIVE IN Holy Motors

    Self

1990s

  1. 1991

    Investigation of a Film Above Suspicion

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Ministries of Art

    Self