François Ozon

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François Ozon (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers.[1] 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.[2][3]

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").[4]

Life and career

Ozon was born in Paris, France.[5] Having studied directing at the French film school La Femis, Ozon made several short films such as A Summer Dress (Une robe d'été, 1996) and Scènes de lit (1998). His motion picture directing debut was Sitcom (also 1998), which was well received by both critics and audiences.

After the Fassbinder adaptation Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes, 2000) came the film which made his name outside France, 8 Women (8 femmes, 2002), starring Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Isabelle 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, the film became a huge commercial success.

In 2003, Swimming Pool, starring Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier, was released. Ozon considered it a very personal film that gives insight into the difficult process of writing a novel or screenplay.

In 2004, he directed the film 5x2. His next film, Time to Leave (Le temps qui reste) (which one critic said explored the question "how does a frivolous person deal with his own mortality?")[6] screened at film festivals worldwide in 2005, and in 2006 it was distributed in the U.S.

Ozon's first full English-language production, Angel, starring Romola Garai, was released in 2007. The film, based on a novel by British writer Elizabeth Taylor, follows the story of a poor girl who climbs Edwardian England's social ladder by becoming a romance writer. The film was shot at Tyntesfield House and Estate near Bristol, at other UK locations and in Belgium. While filming Angel, Ozon developed a strong friendship with Garai and called her his "muse".

His film The Refuge had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009.

Ozon was on the jury for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, held in February 2012.[7]

His 2013 film Young & Beautiful (Jeune & Jolie) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[8] Ozon was voted best screenwriter at the 2013 European Film Awards for his 2012 film In the House.[9]

His 2014 film The New Girlfriend premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014.[10]

His film Peter von Kant, a gender-flipped reinterpretation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 film The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival.[11]

Awards

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1988 Photo de famille Yes Yes Also editor and cinematographer
1988 Les Doigts dans le ventre Yes Yes Also editor, cinematographer and producer
1990 Mes parents un jour d'été Yes Yes Also producer
1991 Une goutte de sang Yes
1991 Deux plus un Yes
1992 Thomas reconstitué Yes Yes
1993 Victor Yes Yes
1994 Une rose entre nous Yes Yes Also actor
1994 Truth or Dare Yes Yes Also as editor
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best Short Film
1995 Little Death Yes Yes
1996 A Summer Dress Yes Yes L.A. Outfest - Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Short Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Short Film
1998 Scènes de lit

(Le trou noir ~ Monsieur propre ~ Madame ~ Tête-bêche ~ L'homme idéal ~ Love in the dark ~ Les puceaux)

Yes Yes Also editor
Avignon Film Festival - Prix Panavision
1998 X2000 Yes Yes Short film (6 minutes)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Special Mention of the Jury
2006 A Curtain Raiser Yes Yes
2007 Quand la peur dévore l'âme Yes Also as editor

Documentary shorts

Year Title Notes
1991 Peau contre peau (les risques inutiles)
1991 Le Trou madame
1995 Jospin s'éclaire Also editor

Feature film

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Year Title Original French title Director Writer Notes
1997 See the Sea Regarde la mer Yes Yes Medium-length film
1998 Sitcom Yes Yes
1999 Criminal Lovers Les amants criminels Yes Yes L.A. Outfest - Grand Jury Award
Sitges Film Festival - Best Screenplay
2000 Water Drops on Burning Rocks Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes Yes Yes 50th Berlin International Film Festival - Teddy Award for Best Feature Film
New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - Best Feature Film
Nominated—50th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
2000 Under the Sand Sous le sable Yes Yes Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Director
2002 8 Women 8 femmes Yes Yes Lumière Award for Best Director
52nd Berlin International Film Festival - Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
Nominated—52nd Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
2003 Swimming Pool Yes Yes Nominated—2003 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film
Nominated—European Film Academy People's Choice Award for Best European Film
2004 5x2 Cinq fois deux Yes Yes Nominated—61st Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion
2005 Time to Leave Le Temps qui reste Yes Yes Valladolid International Film Festival - Silver Spike
Nominated—2005 Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regard
2007 Angel Yes Yes Nominated—57th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
2009 Ricky Yes Yes Nominated—59th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
2009 The Refuge Le refuge Yes Yes San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
2010 Potiche Yes Yes Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation
Nominated—European Film Academy People's Choice Award for Best European Film
Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film
Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
Nominated—67th Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion
2012 In the House Dans la maison Yes Yes European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
RiverRun International Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature
RiverRun International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
2012 Toronto International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize (Special Presentations)
Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Director
Nominated—Gaudí Award for Best European Film
Nominated—Goya Award for Best European Film
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2013 Young & Beautiful Jeune & Jolie Yes Yes San Sebastián International Film Festival - TVE-Another Look Award
Nominated—2013 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
2014 The New Girlfriend Une nouvelle amie Yes Yes San Sebastián International Film Festival - Sebastiane Award
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario
2016 Frantz Yes Yes Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation
Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film
Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay
2017 Double Lover L'Amant double Yes Yes Nominated—2017 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
2019 By the Grace of God Grâce à Dieu Yes Yes Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize—69th Berlin International Film Festival
Nominated—69th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay
2020 Summer of 85 Été 85 Yes Yes Nominated—César Award for Best Film
Nominated—César Award for Best Director
Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation
2021 Everything Went Fine Tout s'est bien passé Yes Yes Nominated—2021 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
2022 Peter von Kant Yes Yes Nominated—72nd Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
2023 The Crime Is Mine Mon crime Yes Yes
2024 When Fall Is Coming Quand vient l'automne Yes Yes Jury Prize for Best Screenplay—72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival
Nominated—72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell
2025 The Stranger L’Étranger Yes Yes Nominated—82nd Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1997
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		César Awards Best Short Film A Summer Dress Nominated
2000
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Water Drops on Burning Rocks Nominated [12]
Teddy Award for Best Feature Film Won
2001
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		European Film Awards Best Director Under the Sand Nominated
2002
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		César Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear 8 Women Nominated
European Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Screenwriter Nominated
People's Choice Award for Best European Film Nominated
2003
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		César Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted Nominated
Lumière Awards Best Director Won
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Swimming Pool Nominated [13]
European Film Awards Best Film Nominated
People's Choice Award for Best European Film Nominated
2004
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Venice Film Festival Golden Lion 5x2 Nominated
2005
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Time to Leave Nominated
2007
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Angel Nominated
2009
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Ricky Nominated [14]
2010
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Potiche Nominated
Queer Lion Nominated
2011
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		British Academy Film Awards Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated [15]
César Awards Best Adaptation Nominated
European Film Awards People's Choice Award for Best European Film Nominated
2012
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Goya Awards Best European Film In the House Nominated
2013
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Young & Beautiful Nominated [16]
César Awards Best Film In the House Nominated [17]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adaptation Nominated
European Film Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Screenwriter Won
2016
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Frantz Nominated [18]
2017
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or L'Amant double Nominated [19]
César Awards Best Film Frantz Nominated [20]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adaptation Nominated
European Film Awards Best Screenwriter Nominated [21]
People's Choice Award for Best European Film Nominated
Lumière Awards Best Screenplay Nominated
2018
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Bodil Awards Best Non-American Film Nominated
Robert Awards Best Non-American Film Nominated
2019
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear By the Grace of God Nominated [22]
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Won
2020
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		César Awards Best Film Nominated [23]
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Lumière Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
European Film Awards Best Director Summer of 85 Nominated [24]
2021
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		César Awards Best Film Nominated [25]
Best Director Nominated
Best Adaptation Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Everything Went Fine Nominated [26]
2022
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Peter von Kant Nominated
Teddy Award for Best Feature Film Nominated
2025
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Lumière Awards Best Director When Fall Is Coming Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

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Further reading

  • Asibong, Andrew, François Ozon, Manchester University Press (2008) Template:ISBN
  • Badt, Karin, "Francois Ozon's New Thriller Gains Applause at Cannes Despite Shallowness," Huffington Post (2017). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/592736c8e4b03296e2d11342
  • Cavitch, Max, "Sex After Death: François Ozon's Libidinal Invasions," Screen 48.3 (2007), 313-26
  • Padva, Gilad. "Undressed Masculinities and Disrupted Sexualities in Une Robe d'été" in Grandena, Florian and Johnston, Cristina (Eds.). Cinematic Queerness: Gay and Lesbian Hypervisibility in Contemporary Francophone Feature Films, vol. 2 (Modern French Identities 98) (pp. 215–225). Oxford and New York: Peter Lang (2011).
  • Palmer, Tim, "Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body," Journal of Film and Video 58.3 (2006), 22-32
  • Rees-Roberts, Nick. French Queer Cinema, Edinburgh University Press (2008) Template:ISBN
  • Schilt, Thibaut. François Ozon, University of Illinois Press (2011) Template:ISBN
  • Wende, Johannes (Ed.), François Ozon, edition text + kritik (2016) Template:ISBN

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