Leos Carax

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.

Directed

1. Holy Motors (2012) — Director
2. Annette (2021) — Director
3. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — Director
4. Mauvais Sang (1986) — Director
5. Tokyo! (2008) — Director
6. Boy Meets Girl (1984) — Director
7. Pola X (1999) — Director
8. It's Not Me (2024) — Director
9. Sans Titre (1997) — Director
10. Strangulation Blues (1980) — Director
11. Hymn to Merde (2009) — Director
12. 42 One Dream Rush (2010) — Director
13. Pierre or, The Ambiguities (2001) — Director
14. 20 Little Films (2012) — Director
15. Untitled Leos Carax Project — Director
16. My Last Minute (2006) — Director
17. Lily May B — Director

Also appeared in

1. Holy Motors (2012) — The Sleeper / Limousine (voice)
2. Annette (2021) — The Producer (uncredited)
3. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — Prisoner
4. Mauvais Sang (1986) — Neighborhood Voyeur (uncredited)
5. Mister Lonely (2008) — Renard
6. The Sparks Brothers (2021) — Self (uncredited)
7. King Lear (1988) — Edgar
8. An Urban Allegory (2024) — The Director
9. It's Not Me (2024) — LC
10. The House (1997)
11. Process (2004) — A doctor
12. Mr. X (2014) — Self
13. 977 (2006) — technician
14. Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts (2014) — Self (uncredited)
15. The Ministries of Art (1989) — Self
16. Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus (2021) — Self
17. DRIVE IN Holy Motors (2013) — Self
18. Investigation of a Film Above Suspicion (1991) — Self
19. I Did Not Die (2008) — Moitié d'archange
20. Le Pont-Neuf des amants (1991)
21. My Last Minute (2006) — Man
22. My Own Way (2026) — Self