Leos Carax

1960-

Biography: life and films

Leos Carax is a French film director and screenwriter whose birth name is Alex Christophe Dupont. He was born in Suresnes, France on 22nd November 1960.

His best films as an actor include Sharunas Bartas's A Casa (1997), Sans titre (1997) and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely (2007), and whose best work as a film director include Mauvais sang (1986), Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) and Holy Motors (2012).

Leos Carax has so far appeared in 8 films, scripted 7 films and directed 7 films (including 1 short).

His most frequent genres include: drama (6 films), comedy-drama (3), romance (2), Thriller (2) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Leos Carax over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

Boy Meets Girl (1984) [d,w]

Mauvais sang (1986) [a,d,w]

King Lear (1987) [a]

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) [d,w]

A Casa (1997) [a]

Pola X (1999) [d,w]

Process (2004) [a]

Mister Lonely (2007) [a]

Tokyo! (2008) [d,w]

Holy Motors (2012) [a,d,w]



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