Leos Carax made several short films and also wrote film criticism, then at the age of 24 years made a very strong first feature _Boy Meets Girl . It was a departure from his other films and another critical flop.
His professional name, Leos Carax, is an anagram of his first and middle names, "Alex Oscar."
His nom de plume, Leos Carax, can be read Le oscar a X (Loscar X), which means The oscar goes to X, a funny way to pretend to get the statue.
The retrospective viewing of Leos Carax s movies was organized as part of the official program during 2007 Golden Apricot International Film Festival held in Yerevan, Armenia.
Cousin is actor Jon Alex.
Juliette Binoche was his companion between 1986 and 1991.
