 In 2006, he received the Master of Cinema Award of the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.In 2009, he directed the erotic thriller "Chloe", which was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010.This film grossed $3 million in box office sales in the United States and became one of the higher-grossing specialty films of the year in the United States.