Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.4762

Gender

Male

Birthday

07-Aug-1978

Age

(48 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As
  • Alexandre-Jouan Arcady
  • Alexandre Jouan-Arcady
  • Alexandre Jouan
  • Alexandre Jouan Arcady
  • Alexandre Juan
  • 알렉산드르 아야

Alexandre Aja

Biography

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked 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 Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).


Credits

The Splat Pack The Splat Pack (2010) Character: Self
A look back at the first decade of 21st Century horror films and the filmmakers that re-energized the genre.
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies (2010) Character: Self
In recent years, horror cinema has become an unavoidable phenomenon whether in America, Asia or Europe. Zombies, viruses and apocalypses have become familiar elements of popular culture. What do the horror films of the 2000's reveal about our world, about our politics, about ourselves? Why such a revival of horror today?
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D' Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D' (2011) Character: Self
Behind the scenes documentary of making the film Piranha 3D
Beyond Blood Beyond Blood (2019) Character: Self
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.
Maniac: The Making of Documentary Maniac: The Making of Documentary (2013) Character: Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the 2012 film MANIAC directed by Franck Khalfoun.
Viande d'origine française Viande d'origine française (2010) Character: Self
Documentary on the rise of New French Extremism.
Sous les étoiles : road trip au pays du Drive-in Sous les étoiles : road trip au pays du Drive-in (2022) Character: Narrator (voice)
Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – this heartfelt documentary captures efforts to preserve these nostalgic theaters in small-towns across the country.
Le Grand Carnaval Le Grand Carnaval (1983) Character: Raphaël Labrouche
The story follows Americans in Algeria at the time of the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.
L'Union sacrée L'Union sacrée (1989) Character: The child with the skateboard
Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover agent from the military intelligence, whose mission he was not aware of. The two men pursue the narc investigation, which will lead them to confront middle eastern terrorists together.
Les dents de la mer, un succès monstre Les dents de la mer, un succès monstre (2024) Character: Self - director
In the summer of 1975, the young director Steven Spielberg set new standards for cinema worldwide with an oversized shark bite, a plastic shark fin and an unmistakable two-note main theme composed by John Williams. With the horror from the deep, a man-eating, gigantic great white shark, the film of the same name became a similarly traumatic reference as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho": it triggered lasting primal fears across generations. On the beaches of the world, there was clearly a "before" and an "after". Steven Spielberg, who was only 28 at the time, not only set new standards for the thriller genre, but also hid his biting criticism of US capitalism in the 1970s behind it.
Le Grand Pardon II Le Grand Pardon II (1992) Character: Alexander Atlan
The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he falls into a trap and a war begins in which Raymond will fight a last battle to try to save his son and what remains of his family.
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) Character: Self
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Changer takes you behind the scenes, as cast and crew reveal the stories behind the film that launched the most successful horror franchise in movie history.
Why Horror? Why Horror? (2014) Character: Self
Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.
Le Grand Pardon Le Grand Pardon (1982) Character: L'enfant
The Bettoun clan: Raymond (the patriarch), Maurice (the son), Jacky (the nephew), Roland (the nephew), Albert (Raymond's cousin), Pépé (Raymond's friend), Samy (the bodyguard) are a family clan of Jewish Blackfoot kingpins of French organized crime. Their activities include running casinos, organizing underground boxing matches, illegal gambling, pimping, racketeering and bloody settlements of scores against other Arab and French clans. But in the shadows, Pascal Villars has sworn the loss of the Bettoun. He will succeed in setting the Arab clan against the Jewish clan, for the great benefit of the police commissioner Duché, who has been trying in vain for ten years to bring down the Bettouns.
La rage du Démon La rage du Démon (2016) Character: Self
An investigation on the rarest and most controversial French movie in the history of early cinema: a fascinating, lost and dangerous short film which causes violent reactions to those who watch it.



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