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Leos Carax
Carax at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Alex Christophe Dupont

(1960-11-22) 22 November 1960 (age 63)
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupations
  • Film director
  • critic
  • actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1984–present

Alex Christophe Dupont[1][2] (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), Holy Motors (2012) and Annette (2021). For the last, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. His professional name is an anagram of his real name, 'Alex', and 'Oscar'.

  1. ^ Philippe Rège. (2010). Encyclopedia of French film directors. Vol. I. A–M. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-0-8108-6137-4.
  2. ^ Manohla Dargis. (16 October 2012). "It's Not About the Destination, but About the Dizzying Ride". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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