No one makes films like him.
Included as a supplement on the Blu-ray of Mauvais sang, the 2014 documentary Mr. X (subtitled A Vision of Leos Carax) is a handy primer for anyone interested in how Carax's career has developed over the three decades he's spent in the public spotlight (or out of it, as the case has often been). Directed and co-edited by Tessa Louise-Salomé, who also made Drive in Holy Motors, about the making of that film, Mr. X is stocked with clips from all of Carax's features and behind-the-scenes footage from many of them (including Pola X, the only one I have yet to see) as well as some of his shorts. She also corrals some of his closest collaborators (including actors Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, and Kylie Minogue) and most fervent admirers (such as fellow directors Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Harmony Korine, who cast Carax in his 2007 film Mister Lonely) for new interviews about his process and influences. Sure, at 73 minutes it just barely manages to scratch the surface, but it's also made me want to revisit The Lovers on the Bridge (likened by one of the interview subjects to Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate and Elaine May's Ishtar for the way its protracted production derailed Carax's career when it should have been picking up speed), which is the most appropriate response possible.