Born in Paris in 1955, the son of the filmmaker Raymond Assayas, Olivier Assayas began as a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma. His breakthrough was Cold Water (1994), followed by Irma Vep (1996), a tribute to Louis Feuillade and Hong Kong cinema starring Maggie Cheung, whom he married from 1998 to 2001. He made Summer Hours (2008), the five-hour television film Carlos (2010) and, with Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Personal Shopper (2016), which won him best director at Cannes.
Filmography
- Cold Water (1994)
- Irma Vep (1996)
- Summer Hours (2008)
- Carlos (2010)
- Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
- Personal Shopper (2016)