France

François Ozon

40 films · 1988 to 2025
Born 15 November 1967, Paris, France

François Ozon is a French filmmaker, considered one of the most important contemporary French filmmakers, closely associated with the cinema du corps ("cinema of the body"). His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeling view of human sexuality. Recurring themes in his films are existentialism, sexual identity, perceptions of reality, and death. Ozon has achieved international acclaim for his films 8 Women (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). Other critically acclaimed films include: the erotic drama Young & Beautiful (2013), the war drama Frantz (2016), the drama By the Grace of God (2019), and the Albert Camus' adaptation The Stranger (2025).

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François Ozon

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Defining films

Summer of 85
Summer of 85
2020
By the Grace of God
By the Grace of God
2019
In the House
In the House
2012
When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming
2024
Under the Sand
Under the Sand
2001
The Stranger
The Stranger
2025

Critical context

b. November 15, 1967, Paris, France

Source: Senses of Cinema, Great Directors

Films by decade

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