Olivier Assayas

  • Eye Piece

Eye Piece: DP Yorick Le Saux Mixed Digital With 35MM and Heavy Prep With On-Set Improvisation To Shoot High Life

Filming High Life marked my first feature collaboration with writer-director Claire Denis. Part survival story and part erotic science-fiction, the film’s…

5 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Olivier Assayas

Some 40 years into his moviemaking journey, Olivier Assayas shares why he’s still asking questions, trying new things, and messing…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

The Great Invisible: With Personal Shopper, Olivier Assayas Makes Serious Stabs at the Supernatural

Olivier Assayas' Personal Shopper is an attempt to evaluate cinema's potential to represent and reflect upon the invisible. For the…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Crowd Teasers: Emotional Distress is Kind of Kristen Stewart’s Thing in Personal Shopper Trailer

The trailer for Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper is all about acceleration. And for good reason: When a film’s starting point…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Oaxaca FilmFest 2016: Mole, Mescal, Magic and a Memorable Selection of Films

When the invite for the 2016 Oaxaca FilmFest came in, I didn’t need much convincing to schedule the trip. The…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Auteur in the Making: With The Childhood of a Leader, Brady Corbet Comes of Age as a Moviemaker

Hours prior to the end of the world, he becomes a bride’s object of desire. He's part of a malevolent…

8 years ago