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May 1, 2018 · Assayas’s response to the challenge was a formally daring, poignant drama about a pair of rebellious young lovers, Gilles (Cyprien Fouquet) and Christine (Virginie Ledoyen), in the early 1970s. The film reaches its high point in a thirty-minute-long party scene at an abandoned country mansion, set to a string of tunes that evoke the era.
Feb 23, 2024 · Did the film prove a sort of therapy for Assayas? “It was important for me to do it so I could feel I had managed to do something with the lost time of the pandemic,” but, he continues, “in terms of me overcoming my paranoia — terribly unsuccessful.”
Assayas depicts the conflict with the police with visceral immediacy, and the protestors, though banged around and arrested, take pleasure in proving themselves through combat. He also seamlessly captures the ambience of those earnest political meetings where political tactics and ideology were articulately and endlessly debated.
Why did Assayas choose Kristen Stewart for the role of Maureen? Assayas believed Stewart’s unique blend of vulnerability and strength made her the perfect fit for the complex and introspective character of Maureen.
Jun 8, 2024 · Celebrated French director Olivier Assayas used his experience of pandemic lockdown to create Suspended Time, another in a series of films that directly reflects his own life.
May 5, 2006 · Absorbed by painting, languishing in his French literature studies, feeling increasingly alienated from social and political organisations, Assayas caught sight of possible openings in his reading of Situationist texts and in the explosion of punk rock in Britain in the winter of 1976–1977.
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Sep 15, 2021 · With a new boxed set of four of his earlier films being released in the UK, The Quietus spoke with Assayas about his inspirations and influences, as well some of the obstacles he has encountered in the filmmaking process.
