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François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality. He has achieved international acclaim for his films ''8 femmes'' (2002) and ''Swimming Pool'' (2003). Ozon is considered to be one of the most important French film directors in the new “New Wave” in French cinema such as Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, and Yves Caumon, as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with a "''cinema du corps/cinema of the body''".〔Palmer, Tim "Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body", ''Journal of Film and Video'', Fall 2006 () Access date: 14 May 2010.〕 == Life and career == Ozon was born in Paris, France. Having studied directing at the French film school La Femis, Ozon made several short films such as ''Une robe d'été'' (1996) and ''Scènes de lit'' (1998) that already display his defining style. His motion picture directing debut was ''Sitcom'' (also 1998), which was well received by both critics and audiences. After the Fassbinder adaptation ''Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes'' (2000) came the film which made his name outside France, ''8 femmes'', starring icons of the French cinema such as Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Isabelle Huppert and Emmanuelle Béart. With its quirky mix of musical numbers and murder mystery and a production design harking back to 1950s Hollywood melodramas such as those directed by Douglas Sirk, the film became a huge commercial success. In 2003, ''Swimming Pool'', which starred Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier was released. It was considered by Ozon as a very personal film that gives insight into the difficult process of writing a novel or screenplay. In 2004 he directed the film ''5x2''. In 2005 his film ''Time To Leave'' was screened at various film festivals worldwide. Ozon's first full English-language production ''Angel'' starring Romola Garai (''I Capture the Castle'', ''Vanity Fair'') was released in early 2007. The film, based on a novel by British writer Elizabeth Taylor, follows the story of a poor girl who climbs Edwardian England's social ladder by becoming a romance writer. The film was shot at Tyntesfield House and Estate near Bristol, at other UK locations and in Belgium. While filming ''Angel'', Ozon developed a strong friendship with Romola Garai and now calls her his 'muse.' His film ''The Refuge'' had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009. On 19 December 2011 he was announced as being on the jury for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, which was held in February 2012. His 2013 film ''Jeune & Jolie'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Ozon was elected as best screenwriter at the 2013 European Film Awards for his 2012 film ''In the House''. His 2014 film, ''The New Girlfriend'', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toronto film festival 2014 unveils first wave; Little Chaos to close )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「François Ozon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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