Olivier Assayas

This first English-language book about Olivier Assayas includes a major essay by Kent Jones ... as well as contributions from Assayas and his most important artistic collaborators.

Over the past few decades, French filmmaker Olivier Assayas has become a powerful force in contemporary cinema.

This first English-language book about Olivier Assayas includes a major essay by Kent Jones, based on his two decades of correspondence and exchanges of ideas with the filmmaker, as well as contributions from Assayas and his most important artistic collaborators. The central part consists of individual essays on each of his works, written by Chris Chang, Larry Gross, Howard Hampton, Kristin M. Jones, B. Kite, Glenn Kenny, Michael Koresky, Alice Lovejoy, Greil Marcus, Geoffrey O’Brien, Jeff Reichert, Richard Suchenski, and Gina Telaroli. (Quelle: filmmuseum.at)