Leos Carax

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leos Carax
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1960(1960-11-22)
Age	64
Birthplace	Suresnes
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Scorpio

Leos Carax Biography

Leos Carax is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on November 22, 1960 in Suresnes, Île-de-France, France. The director is renowned for his work on the films of the 1980s and 1990s such including Boy Meets Girl, Pola X as well as Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, this French director also made a name for himself as an actor. He was a part in the film of the 1980s version of Shakespeare’s King Lear as well as in the 2007 film Mr. Lonely.

He played the role of actor Julie Binoche in the 1986 film Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood).

He began his film career with a series of short films, and as a film critic, before he released Boy Meets Girl (1984). The piece established Carax’s reputation for a mature visual style. It also saw the first grouping of Carax with Denis Lavant and cinematographer Jean-Yves Escoffier. He followed the piece with Mauvais Sang (literally Bad Blood but mostly known as The Night is Young) in 1986, which alienated some of his audience, but the work continued to explore the complexities of love in the modern world, this time through a darker, more criminal viewpoint. The work was clearly an homage to French New Wave cinema, and his use of such actresses as Juliette Binoche proved a touching tribute to his influences, especially Jean-Luc Godard. The film was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.

Five years later, Carax returned to directing with Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, which proved to be an expensive undertaking as Parisian authorities granted him only 10 days in which he could film on Pont Neuf. His initial reaction to the problems of filming on a public bridge had been to construct a model of the bridge in the community of Lansargues, in Southern France. However, on the first day of filming Denis Lavant injured his thumb severely, which pushed the movie back by a month. Subsequent financial difficulties further pushed filming over a much longer period than intended. The movie was released to critical acclaim and opened the door for Carax to enter more experimental waters with his fourth feature, Pola X. That film, released in 1999, was an adaptation of Herman Melville’s tale of incest, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities.

The birthplace of Alexandre Oscar Dupont, he was raised on the outskirts of Paris, France, as the son of an French father, and an American mother.

Leos Carax Net Worth

Leos Carax is one of the richest Director from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leos Carax 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the beginning of his career in 1980, he directed a short film titled Strangulation Blues.

He often worked in the studio with actors Denis Lavant and Director of Photography Jean-Yves Escoffier.

Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (French: [leɔs kaʁaks] ), is a French film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) and Holy Motors (2012). His professional name is an anagram of his real name, ‘Alex’, and ‘Oscar’.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Leos Carax Dating?

According to our records, Leos Carax married to Yekaterina Golubeva. As of December 1, 2023, Leos Carax’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Leos Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Leos Carax celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

Who were Leos Carax?

Leos Carax’ himself wasn’t born but created. It’s an anagrammatic pseudonym for the forenames of Alex Oscar Dupont , a Parisian prodigy born in 1960 to a French father and American mother, who’d begun writing for prestigious film journal Cahiers du Cinéma as a teenager in the late 1970s.

What is the meaning of Holy Motors?

Holy Motors uses the way the human mind, when it’s dreaming, can match up images and sounds and ideas in this very free-form way, but still seem to say something profound about who we are.

What is the movie Annette about?

Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann, a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a passionate and glamorous couple. With the birth of their first child — a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny — their lives are turned upside down.

What happened Yekaterina Golubeva?

Golubeva died in Paris in August 2011 without an official cause of death given , and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. She left behind three children, one of which was actress Ina Marija Bartaitė, who died in a traffic accident in April 2021.