Gaspar Noé

Gaspar Noé born December 27 1963 is an ArgentineItalian filmmaker who lives and works in France where he has spent most of his life The son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé he graduated from Louis Lumière National College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in SaasFee Switzerland Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butcher played by Philippe Nahon Carne I Stand Alone and in a cameo Irréversible Carne was the recipient of the Critics Award at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994 The films of Stanley Kubrick are one source of inspiration for Noé and he occasionally makes references to them in his own works Noé also cites the 1983 Austrian serial killer film Angst by Gerald Kargl as a major influence He is married to filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović His work has been linked to the New French Extremity