Assayas - VILLA-GILLET // AIR // LES ASSISES INTERNATIONALES DU ROMAN 2012
 

Diversity of voices, diversity of languages : one week of events and readings in Lyon and in the Rhône-Alpes region.



Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas © Régis d’Audeville

SCREENWRITER / FILMMAKER

France

Fifteen feature-length films have made him one of France’s major filmmakers. A director, documentary maker, actor and screenwriter unanimously hailed by the critics in 2011 for his direction of the Carlos series, he has since made Après Mai (2012), a political saga about a tumultuous time, and the highly touted Sils Maria (2014), a breathtaking, masterful film. Formerly a critic for Cahiers du cinéma (1980-1985), he has also helped French audiences discover Asian cinema..