Leos Carax (born November 22, 1960) is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. 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. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 film by French director Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. Pola X is a French movie starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve, released in 1999 His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Leos Carax was born Alexandre Oscar Dupont in Suresnes, a commune in the suburbs of Paris, France. Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. His mother was American and his father French. He began his film career with a series of short films, and as a film critic, before he released Boy Meets Girl. That piece established Carax's reputation for a mature visual style. It also saw the first grouping of Carax with Denis Lavant and cinematographer Jean-Yves Escoffier. Denis Lavant (born 17 July, 1961) is a French Actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine He followed the piece with the science fiction themed Bad Blood in 1986, which alienated some of his audience, but the work continued to explore the complexities of love in the modern world, this time through a darker, more criminal viewpoint. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The work was clearly an homage to French New Wave cinema, and his use of such actresses as Juliette Binoche proved a touching tribute to his influences, especially Jean-Luc Godard. "Nouvelle Vague" redirects here For the music group of the same name see Nouvelle Vague (band. Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague

Five years later, Carax returned to directing with Lovers on the Bridge, which proved to be an expensive undertaking as Parisian authorities granted him only 10 days in which he could film on Pont Neuf. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 film by French director Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The Pont Neuf, French for the "New Bridge" is the oldest standing Bridge across the river Seine in Paris. His initial reaction to the problems of filming on a public bridge had been to construct a model of the bridge in the community of Lansargues, in Southern France. Lansargues is a commune in the Hérault departement in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Southern France (or the South of France) colloquially known as Le Midi, is a loosely defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that However, on the first day of filming Denis Lavant injured his thumb severely, which pushed the movie by a month. Denis Lavant (born 17 July, 1961) is a French Actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine Subsequent financial difficulties pushed filming over a much longer period than intended. The movie was released to critical acclaim and opened the door for Carax to enter more experimental waters with his fourth feature, Pola X. Pola X is a French movie starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve, released in 1999 That film, released in 1999, was an adaptation of Herman Melville's tale of incest, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities. Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet Pierre or The Ambiguities is a Novel written by Herman Melville, and published in 1852 by Harper & Brothers.

Selected filmography

DVD cover of Lovers on the Bridge (1991)

• Tôkyô (2008) pre-production - Director
• Scars (announced)
• The Process (2003) - Actor
• Pola X (1999) - Director / Screenwriter
• Sans Titre (1997) - Director
• The House (1997) - Actor
• Lovers on the Bridge (1991) - Director / Screenwriter
• King Lear (1987) - Actor
• Mauvais Sang (1986) - Director / Screenwriter
• Boy Meets Girl (1984) - Director / Screenwriter
• Strangulation Blues (1980) - Director

Articles

• Interview with Leos Carax on Pola X
• Article on the Fall and Rise of Leos Carax
• IMDb entry