Olivier Assayas to Write and Direct ‘Wasp Network,’ About Cuban Spies

Although the title Wasp Network could evoke visions of a film about a very tense Connecticut wine and cheese party, Olivier Assayas’ just-announced next film’s title is the English translation of “La Red Avispa,” the name of a Miami-based Cuban spy ring on which the FBI cracked down, with multiple arrests, in 1998. His film, according to the Hollywood Reporter, is […]

The Cellular as Spiritual: Olivier Assayas on ‘Personal Shopper’

The very standard, uninteresting scenario in which I meet Olivier Assayas — on a day when he’s giving a ton of interviews in a hotel lobby, designed with antique comfort precisely to hide the liminality of its purpose — at least feels fitting for a director so focused on lives lived in transitory spaces. This scene could be […]