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 Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivi��res, Qu��bec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Incendies (2010). He is married to Tanya Lapointe.
Bio:
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivi��res, Qu��bec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Incendies (2010). He is married to Tanya Lapointe.
Tivia:
Doesn't use any music when he's editing which means the first edit of his films is without music.He is a big fan of Christopher Nolan, and the admiration is mutual.His other favorite films include: Seven Samurai (1954), Vertigo (1958), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Dead Ringers (1988), Amores Perros (2000), Children of Men (2006), There Will Be Blood (2007), Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and Mother! (2017).Abandoned an interest in science in college to pursue his love of filmmaking. Then studied film at Universit�� du Qu��bec �� Montr��al.All-time favorite film is Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).Denis Villeneuve was disappointed with his first two movies, August 32nd on Earth (1998) and Maelstr?m (2000), so he took a nine-year sabbatical as a stay-at-home dad. He vowed to return "when I was ready to make a film I could be proud of", which was Polytechnique (2009).Was on the shortlist to direct The Batman (2022).His influences include Steven Spielberg, Fran?ois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman, Ridley Scott, Jacques Audiard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.Mulholland Drive (2001) is one of his favorite movies.Villeneuve played hockey in his youth, but considers himself a poor player. He became interested in sci-fi comics through the works of Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude M��zi��res, Philippe Druillet and Alejandro Jodorowsky. He then developed a passion for cinema and made short films during high school.Older brother of filmmaker and TED speaker Martin Villeneuve, director of Mars and April (2012) and Les 12 travaux d'Imelda (2022).His first language is French.At around age 13, Denis Villeneuve and concept artist Nicolas Kadima began experimenting with storyboarding movies they imagined making. "Nicolas was a very good artist, so he did the drawing, and I would tell the stories," Villeneuve says.Denis Villeneuve is the descendant of three generations of notaries.Father of Salom�� Villeneuve.In Andr�� Turpin's Zigrail (1995), Denis Villeneuve plays his own role, and in Martin Villeneuve's Les 12 travaux d'Imelda (2022), he lends his voice as himself.Born on exactly the same date as Jennifer Campbell of "Robin's Hoods" and "Baywatch" fame.He is a huge James Bond fan, with his favorite movies being Casino Royale (2006), and Skyfall (2012). He has also expressed hope of one directing a film in the franchise. |
| Name: |
Denis Villeneuve |
Type: |
Director,Writer,Editor (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Director,Writer,Editor |
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Director,Writer,Editor |
| Model rank: |
306 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:54:59 |
| Height: |
5' 11?' (1.82 m) |
| Biography: |
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivi��res, Qu��bec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2 |
| Trivia: |
Doesn't use any music when he's editing which means the first edit of his films is without music.He is a big fan of Christopher Nolan, and the admiration is mutual.His other favorite films include: Seven Samurai (1954), Vertigo (1958), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Dead Ringers (1988), Amores Perros (2000), Children of Men (2006), There Will Be Blood (2007), Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and Mother! (2017).Abandoned an interest in science in college to pursue his love of filmmaking. Then studied film at Universit�� du Qu��bec �� Montr��al.All-time favorite film is Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).Denis Villeneuve was disappointed with his first two movies, August 32nd on Earth (1998) and Maelstr?m (2000), so he took a nine-year sabbatical as a stay-at-home dad. He vowed to return "when I was ready to make a film I could be proud of", which was Polytechnique (2009).Was on the shortlist to direct The Batman (2022).His influences include Steven Spielberg, Fran?ois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman, Ridley Scott, Jacques Audiard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.Mulholland Drive (2001) is one of his favorite movies.Villeneuve played hockey in his youth, but considers himself a poor player. He became interested in sci-fi comics through the works of Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude M��zi��res, Philippe Druillet and Alejandro Jodorowsky. He then developed a passion for cinema and made short films during high school.Older brother of filmmaker and TED speaker Martin Villeneuve, director of Mars and April (2012) and Les 12 travaux d'Imelda (2022).His first language is French.At around age 13, Denis Villeneuve and concept artist Nicolas Kadima began experimenting with storyboarding movies they imagined making. "Nicolas was a very good artist, so he did the drawing, and I would tell the stories," Villeneuve says.Denis Villeneuve is the descendant of three generations of notaries.Father of Salom�� Villeneuve.In Andr�� Turpin's Zigrail (1995), Denis Villeneuve plays his own role, and in Martin Villeneuve's Les 12 travaux d'Imelda (2022), he lends his voice as himself.Born on exactly the same date as Jennifer Campbell of "Robin's Hoods" and "Baywatch" fame.He is a huge James Bond fan, with his favorite movies being Casino Royale (2006), and Skyfall (2012). He has also expressed hope of one directing a film in the franchise. |
| Trademarks: |
Frequently uses a song by Radiohead in his films.
Graphic and realistic depictions of violence
Frequently collaborates with cinematographer Roger Deakins
Long establishing shots
Mature themes and content. |
| Quotes: |
In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.
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[childhood memory of duck hunting] You go out at 3AM. In a small boat. You see the mist coming off the water as you wait in the reeds. You're with these men. It's so dark and quiet, and then there's this violence, the thunder of guns. I want to make a film about that one day.
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I think they built Hollywood on the West Coast because they were always dreaming of a New World. When they arrived here, the only way to keep dreaming was to make movies. Film was the fourth dimension.
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I was at the premiere of Prisoners (2013) and I heard two thousand people scream at the same time. I turned to my girlfriend and said, 'I love cinema!' It's the sharing of emotions together, and it's collective, It's one of the last communions we have.
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[on the concept of boundaries, explored in Enemy (2013)] We all have multiple identities inside of us. I think it's about the power of subconscious and how our actions represent that side of the self - and who is really in control? The influence of the past on our lives and the strength of the past, is something that really impressed me and terrorized me because it means that we aren't totally in control of our actions. I think you can find power over it, but it's a process. |
| Job title: |
Director,Writer,Editor |
| Spouse: |
Tanya Lapointe (? - present) |
| Children: |
Salom�� Villeneuve |
| Parents: |
Nicole Demers
Jean Villeneuve |
| Relatives: |
Martin Villeneuve (Sibling) |
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