Olivier Assayas

Hors de Temps – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Olivier Assayas offers a wistful, meandering and amusingly philosophical exploration of life during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Berlin announce exciting 2024 competition line-up

By David Jenkins

Outgoing artistic director Carlo Chatrian delivers the world cinema goods for his final edition at the helm.

Mia Hansen-Løve: ‘I admire Bergman’s aptitude for being alone’

By David Jenkins

The Bergman Island writer/director on the Swedish maestro, the inner lives of artists and the process of bringing dreams to life.

Why I love Maggie Cheung’s performance in Irma Vep

By Sabrina Cooper

Her role blurs the line between real life and fiction in Olivier Assayas’ love letter to the actress and filmmaking.

Olivier Assayas is making an Irma Vep miniseries with Alicia Vikander

By Charles Bramesco

The HBO show will be loosely based on the French director’s 1996 film, with Vikander in the Maggie Cheung role.

Olivier Assayas: ‘People are no longer on the side of art’

By David Jenkins

The French maestro on his acerbic new film Non-Fiction and why he’s a software rather than a hardware guy.

Non-Fiction

By David Jenkins

Juliette Binoche is reunited with writer/director Olivier Assayas for this sharply observed satire of the publishing industry.

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Wasp Network – first look review

By David Jenkins

Olivier Assayas delivers a ripping modern spy movie which peels back the layers of espionage and counterespionage in Castro's Cuba.

Ad Astra and Marriage Story to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival

By David Jenkins

James Gray and Noah Baumbach will be joined on the Lido by Steven Soderbergh, Roy Andersson and Haifaa al-Mansour.

Discover the director’s cut of Olivier Assays’ Demonlover

By Anton Bitel

The French filmmaker explores the dark side of the internet age in this erotic thriller from 2002.

Doubles Vies – first look review

By Tom Bond

Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet ponder middle-age and the changing facing of book publishing in Olivier Assayas’ intellectual drama.

The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.

High Life, If Beale Street Could Talk confirmed for 2018 Toronto Film Festival

By Hannah Strong

Claire Denis and Barry Jenkins will present their latest work when the festival kicks off on 6 September.

25 films we’d like to see at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

By Little White Lies

Claire Denis, Yorgos Lanthimos and Terrence Malick could be competing for this year’s Palme d’Or.

Based on a True Story – first look review

By David Jenkins

This cunning literary thriller from Roman Polanski intrigues rather than wows at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Personal Shopper

By Manuela Lazic

Kristen Stewart excels in this strange, surprising and occasionally sublime film from Olivier Assayas.

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