Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Alex Christophe Dupont, best known as Leos Carax, 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, and his notable works include Les Amants du Pont-Neufand Holy Motors. His professional name is an anagram of his real name, 'Alex', and 'Oscar'...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 November 1960
CitySuresnes, France
CountryFrance
I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.
When I made my first film, I had hardly ever seen a camera before, and I was a young man when I arrived in Paris from the suburbs. At the time, I didn't talk much. I was very shy, so the bluff served me. I was telling people that I had no money, and that I knew how to make films, but I had no proof.