Olivier Assayas

ActivitiesDirector, Adaptation, Screenwriter, Dialogue Writer, Author of original work, Participant, Vice-President

SociétéVice-President to La Cinémathèque Française

SecteurCinema

Represented byIntertalent

AgentFrançois Samuelson

Filmography(40)

Aware, Anywhere - Olivier Assayas

(2017)

François Truffaut : Stolen Portraits

(1993)

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05 SEPTEMBER 2025

Olivier Assayas on 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' - Venice Film Festival

INTERVIEW
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Olivier Assayas discusses his latest film 'The Wizard of the Kremlin', selected in competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, starring Paul Dano and Jude Law.

The director discusses his adaptation of Giulano da Empoli's novel, which describes Vladimir Putin's rise to power and the early days of his reign through the fictional character Vadim Baranov, and how Putin's authoritarian methods foreshadow contemporary politics.
Assayas also evokes his casting choices, selecting Paul Dano and Jude Law to play Baranov and Putin.

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