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Leos Carax

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Leos Carax

Born Nov 22, 1960 · 65 years34 titles 33 movies · 1 TV
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Biography

Leos Carax (born Alex Christophe Dupont, November 22, 1960) is a French-born 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 Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Also known as

Léos Carax · Alex Christophe Dupont · 레오스 카락스 · 레오 까락스 · 레오스 까락스

Born

Nov 22, 1960

Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

22

Acting credits

18

Directing

12

Writing

2

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1980 1 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1991 3 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2008 3 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2012 2 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2014 3 title(s)

2021 3 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)