Marc-Olivier Louveau

History

Marc-Olivier Louveau is better known as Lou Ma Ho and enriches the world of cinema and televison with his writing techniques for already more than a decade now. Writing books, working in theatre, radio and as a copywriter in advertising matters, he found a way to combine his two passions for Asia and for cinema. In 1996, Louveau realised a huge project, founding his own school, as he is an expert in Wu Dao, a Sino-Vietnamese martial art. “Koan de Printemps” is his directorial debut.

Movies

Koan de Printemps
Screenplay
Vietnam 1791. Old Truong, the Emperor’s Master of Arms, feels the end of his life coming. But he has yet to find a successor. The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient. He gives Master Truong two weeks to find the one. Truong sets off to visit Master Wing, a famous former General who is now living as a simple fisherman on the shores of a lake. He has three children. Truong wants to test the two sons as his potential successors and asks to see a demonstration of their fighting skill.
Koan de Printemps
Director
Vietnam 1791. Old Truong, the Emperor’s Master of Arms, feels the end of his life coming. But he has yet to find a successor. The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient. He gives Master Truong two weeks to find the one. Truong sets off to visit Master Wing, a famous former General who is now living as a simple fisherman on the shores of a lake. He has three children. Truong wants to test the two sons as his potential successors and asks to see a demonstration of their fighting skill.
Vauban
Writer
In France, King Louis XIV, better known as the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), made of his kingdom the leading European power during the 17th century. An original portrait of Louis XIV's engineer, Vauban, a man who after serving his sovereign zealously, questions the idea of absolutism and the economic misery of the kingdom.
Idées Fisc
Director