History Creator / GasparNoe

He has gone on record stating that Creator/StanleyKubrick is his chief directorial influence -- namely through ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', which single-handedly inspired him to become a director after watching it at 7.

Noé's works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, a thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and routinely generate polarized reactions and strong controversy.

Gaspar Noé[[note]]pronounced "gas-PAR no-WAY"[[/note]] (born December 27, 1963 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-French director based in France who is considered one of the biggest names attached to both the {{euroshlock}} and New French Extremity film movements, which gives you some insight into what type of films he specializes in making.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, a thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and routinely generate polarized reactions and strong controversy.

** Strobing lights. Taken UpToEleven in ''Lux Aeterna'', where the first and last 15 minutes of the film are laid with nonstop RGB strobe lights.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, a thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and routinely generate polarized reactions and strong controversy.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, a thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and routinely generate firmly polarized reactions and strong controversy.

This is a reputation Noé has seemingly [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity embraced whole-heartedly]] as part of his public persona; the French DVD for ''Film/{{Irreversible}}'' proudly declares the number of walkouts at its premiere, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/109836628_753305272085356_2590864351973211174_n.jpg one of the posters]] for ''Film/{{Climax}}'' is directly from the perspective of him as a nefarious TrollingCreator, and he [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/22/gaspar-noe-six-people-walked-out-of-climax-no-i-usually-have-25 once expressed disappointment in an interview]] that the film didn't cause ''more'' walkouts.

Aside from his features, Noé has a healthily-sized backlog of short films under his belt, as well as music videos for the likes of Music/AnimalCollective, Music/{{Placebo}}, and Music/NickCave among others. He has also written, produced, and at least co-edited almost all of his features.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, a thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and possess nigh-innate abilities to generate firmly polarized reactions and strong controversy.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and possess nigh-innate abilities to generate firmly polarized reactions and strong controversy.

* ''Vortex'' (2021)

* ''We Fuck Alone'' (short; 1998)

* ''We Fuck Alone'' (short; 2006)

** The cast of ''Lux Aeterna'', save for the leads Béatrice Dalle and Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg, is mostly populated by actors and crew members who were involved in his previous films.

* SignatureStyle: Seen in all but his first film, which only contains the title cards; ''Love'' and ''Lux Aeterna'', which kept the font but put all the text at the end.

* TheOner: His works are known for lengthy shots, such as the rape scene in ''Irreversible'' and the conversation leading up to the drug bust in ''Enter the Void'', and the ''entire second half'' of ''Climax''. His music videos and shorts are also oners:

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''SIDA'' is a short film consisting of a man narrating his experience of living with AIDS. While it retains Noè's style of lighting and atmosphere, it is relatively [[LighterAndSofter tamer]] and more straightforward than his usual works.

* HeAlsoDid: He shot the ContemptibleCover for Music/SkyFerreira's debut album ''Night Time, My Time''.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of these elements combine to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and possess nigh-innate abilities to generate [[LoveItOrHateIt firmly polarized reactions]] and strong controversy.

An auteur through and through, his works often use the same techniques, including intense subject matter, thematic focus on nihilism and/or existentialism, realistic characters, and experimental cinematography. All of this combines to make cinematic experiences that aim to confront and disturb as much as dazzle and stun, and possess nigh-innate abilities to generate [[LoveItOrHateIt firmly polarized reactions]] and strong controversy (a status Noé has [[TrollingCreator embraced]] [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity whole-heartedly]], if [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/109836628_753305272085356_2590864351973211174_n.jpg this poster]] says anything).

Aside from his features, he has a healthily-sized backlog of short films under his belt, as well as music videos for the likes of Music/AnimalCollective, Music/{{Placebo}}, and Music/NickCave among others. He has also written, produced, and at least co-edited all of his features.

* ''Lux Aeterna'' (medium film; 2019)

* SplitScreen: His works for Saint Laurent, ''Lux Aeterna'' and ''Summer of '21'' utilizes this technique to show other angles and perspectives at the same time.

** His shory ''Shoot'' shows a long [[TheOner one take]] first-person view of a street football match....''from the perspective of the ball''.

* TheOner: His works are known for lengthy shots, such as the rape scene in ''Irreversible'' and the conversation leading up to the drug bust in ''Enter the Void'', and the ''entire second half'' of ''Climax''. His music videos are also oners:

** ''Shoot'' shows a long first-person shot of a street football match....''from the perspective of the ball''.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''SIDA'' is a short film consisting of a man narrating his experience of living with AIDS. While it retains Noè's style of lighting and atmosphere, it is relatively [[LighterAndSofter tamer]] than his usual works.

* ''SIDA'' (short; 2006)