High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo are French filmmakers. The two are known for working on their projects together, with both men co-directing and Bustillo writing the script. They list their influences as Dario Argento, Roman Polanski, Clive Barker and John Carpenter. Their first film was Inside, a controversial horror film about a pregnant woman stalked by a madwoman who wants her child for herself. The film was cited as an example of the new wave of French horror films and was a critical success that brought international attention on Maury and Bustillo. After the success of Inside, Maury and Bustillo were attached to at separate times to Halloween II, the sequel to Rob Zombie's remake of John Carpenter's Halloween as well as the remake for Clive Barker's Hellraiser. In both cases, they left the project. Says Maury, "We decided not to go to the United States to do a remake or a PG-13 movie; we want to do original things." Their current project Livid is set for release in 2011. The two are also set to do a segment on Paris, I'll Kill You, a horror film anthology set in Paris, France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo are French filmmakers. The two are known for working on their projects together, with both men co-directing and Bustillo writing the script. They list their influences as Dario Argento, Roman Polanski, Clive Barker and John Carpenter. Their first film was Inside, a controversial horror film about a pregnant woman stalked by a madwoman who wants her child for herself. The film was cited as an example of the new wave of French horror films and was a critical success that brought international attention on Maury and Bustillo. After the success of Inside, Maury and Bustillo were attached to at separate times to Halloween II, the sequel to Rob Zombie's remake of John Carpenter's Halloween as well as the remake for Clive Barker's Hellraiser. In both cases, they left the project. Says Maury, "We decided not to go to the United States to do a remake or a PG-13 movie; we want to do original things." Their current project Livid is set for release in 2011. The two are also set to do a segment on Paris, I'll Kill You, a horror film anthology set in Paris, France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978, in Paris, France), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a writer-director who has worked primarily in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film "High Tension" (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as "Piranha 3D" (2010), "Horns" (2013), "Crawl" (2019), "Oxygen " (2021) and "Never Let Go" (2024). He is the son of French-Algerian filmmaker Alexandre Arcady.
Pascal Laugier is a former assistant to director Christophe Gans, having directed the "making-of" documentary about Gans' 2001 film, Brotherhood of the Wolf (Laugier also starred in the film). He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films Saint Ange, Martyrs, and The Tall Man. Laugier has been associated with the New French Extremity movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pascal Laugier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Xavier Gens (born on April 27, 1975 in Dunkirk, France) is a French film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xavier Gens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Béatrice Dalle (born 19 December 1964) is a French actress and model. She has appeared in over fifty films and is best known internationally for her debut role in the 1986 film 37°2 le matin. Dalle has a reputation for being rebellious, and is famous for the gap between her front teeth.
Alysson Paradis (born May 29, 1984) is a French actress. She is the younger sister of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, who is 11 years older. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alysson Paradis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Paco Plaza is a Spanish film director, best known for writing and directing [•REC] and [•REC]² with Jaume Balagueró. He subsequently directed solo the third installment of the REC series: [•REC]³: Génesis, which is a sequel to the first two films.
Coralie Fargeat is a French film director and screenwriter. She gained international recognition with her 2017 debut feature film Revenge, for which she received awards from several independent film festivals. This was followed by her second feature, The Substance (2024), a satirical body horror film starring Demi Moore, screened in the main competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where Fargeat won the Best Screenplay award.
Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for American author Dallas Mayr (born in Livingston, New Jersey on November 10, 1946). He is the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Girl Next Door (2007 film) and Red (2008 film). In 2011 Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre. Ketchum lives in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Ketchum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Chloé Coulloud est une actrice française, née en 1987.
Ted Geoghegan (born August 10, 1979) is an American writer-director, known for the supernatural horror film "We Are Still Here" (2015) and the action-thriller "Mohawk" (2017).
Peter Kuplowsky is a Canadian film producer, actor, and programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section since 2017. He produced In a Violent Nature. He also co-produced The Void and PG: Psycho Goreman. He is in documentaries like Best Worst Movie, which is about the cult film Troll 2.
