Gaspar Noé (Spanish: [gasˈpaɾ noˈe], French: [ɡaspaʁ nɔ.e]; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentinian filmmaker based in Paris, France.[1][2] He is the son of Argentine painter, writer, and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé.[3]
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Born | (1963-12-27) 27 December 1963 (age 58) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Years active | 1985–present |
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Spouse | Lucile Hadžihalilović |
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In the early 1990s, Noé alongside with his wife Lucile Hadžihalilović are the co-founders of a production company Les Cinémas de la Zone.[4] He has directed seven feature films: I Stand Alone (1998), Irréversible (2002), Enter the Void (2009), Love (2015), Climax (2018), Lux Æterna (2019), and Vortex (2021).
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Noé was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father Luis Felipe Noé is of Spanish, Italian, and French-Basque descent while his mother, Nora Murphy is of Irish and Spanish descent. He has a sister named Paula. He lived in New York City for one year[when?] as a child, and his family emigrated to France in 1976 to escape the political situation in Argentina at the time. Noé graduated from Louis Lumière College in France.[when?]
His work has been strongly associated with a series of films defined as the cinéma du corps/cinema of the body, which according to Tim Palmer share an attenuated use of narrative, generally assaulting and often illegible cinematography, confrontational subject material, a treatment of sexual behavior as violent rather than mutually intimate, and a pervasive sense of social nihilism or despair.[5]
Noé often breaks the fourth wall by directly addressing the audience through the use of confronting, and sometimes strobing, typography that aims to "disrupt and disturb" the viewer, similar to the typographical methods practised by Jean-Luc Godard.[6]
Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butcher played by Philippe Nahon: Carne, I Stand Alone and, in a cameo, Irréversible.
Two of his films, Irréversible and Climax, were composed by Thomas Bangalter.
Noé stated in the September 2012 edition of Sight & Sound magazine that seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey at the age of seven changed his life, without which experience he would never have become a director.[7]
Noé also cites the 1983 Austrian serial killer film, Angst, by Gerald Kargl, as a major influence.[8]
He is married to filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović.[9] Although he resides and works in France, he does not possess French citizenship.[10]
Noé suffered a near fatal brain hemorrhage in early 2020, which partly inspired the plot of his film Vortex.[11]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor |
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1998 | I Stand Alone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2002 | Irréversible | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2009 | Enter the Void | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2015 | Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Climax | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2019 | Lux Æterna | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2021 | Vortex | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Year | Title | Credit |
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1985 | El exilio de Gardel (Tangos) | Assistant Director |
1988 | Sur | |
1996 | La Bouche de Jean-Pierre | Cinematographer |
1998 | Good Boys Use Condoms | Camera Operator |
In 2013, Noé shot the cover art for American singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira's debut album Night Time, My Time.
Many of Noé's films, with the exception of I Stand Alone and Vortex, were polarizing or controversial with critics due to their heavy portrayal of graphic violence and sexual content.
Vortex became Noe's first film to earn a "Certified Fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes.
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1991 | Avignon Film Festival | Prix Tournage | Carne | Won |
Cannes Film Festival | SACD Award | Won | ||
1992 | Fantasporto | Best Film | Nominated | |
1994 | Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival | Minami Toshiko Award / Critic's Award | Won[12] | |
1998 | Cannes Film Festival | Mercedes-Benz Award | I Stand Alone | Won |
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film | Golden Bayard | Nominated | ||
Molodist International Film Festival | Best Full-Length Fiction Film | Nominated | ||
Sitges Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Sarajevo Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won | ||
Sitges Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Stockholm Film Festival | Bronze Horse | Nominated | ||
1999 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Film | Nominated | |
2001 | Boston Underground Film Festival | Best of Festival | Won | |
2002 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Irréversible | Nominated |
Stockholm Film Festival | Bronze Horse | Won | ||
2004 | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film | Nominated | |
2009 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Enter the Void | Nominated |
Sitges Film Festival | Special Prize of the Jury | Won | ||
Best Film | Nominated | |||
2018 | Cannes Film Festival | Art Cinema Award | Climax | Won |
Sitges Film Festival | Best Film | Won | ||
2022 | Dublin International Film Festival | Best Film | Vortex | Won |
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize | Won | ||
Ghent International Film Festival | Grand Prix for Best Film | Won | ||
International Istanbul Film Festival | Golden Tulip for Best Film / FIPRESCI Prize | Won |
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(help)Noé still doesn’t have a French passport but after his parents fled the Argentine junta when he was 13, he finds real meaning in his adopted country’s free speech
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