Directing
Jacques Demy
Born June 5, 1931 Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France
Biography
Jacques Demy (June 5, 1931 – October 27, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave. His films are well known for their sumptuous look, drawing on Hollywood musicals, fairy tales, jazz, and opera.
Directed Films
7.5
Turning Table
1988·Animation
5.8
Three Seats for the 26th
1988·Music
5.6
Parking
1985·Music
6.4
A Room in Town
1982·Drama
6.5
Break of Day
1980·Drama
5.7
Lady Oscar
1979·History
5.7
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973·Comedy
6.0
The Pied Piper
1972·Fantasy
7.2
Donkey Skin
1970·Fantasy
6.5
Model Shop
1969·Drama
7.7
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967·Romance
7.4
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964·Drama
6.7
Bay of Angels
1963·Romance
5.8
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962·Comedy
7.5
Lust
1962·Comedy
7.1
Lola
1961·Drama
5.9
Ars
1960·Documentary
5.5
Le Bel Indifférent
1958·Drama
6.5
La Mère et l'Enfant
1958·Documentary
9.0
Musée Grévin
1958·Documentary
6.7
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
1956·Documentary
5.5
Dead Horizons
1951·Drama
5.3
Attaque nocturne
1948·Animation
3.7
La Ballerine
1944·Animation
Also Appeared In
7.2
Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black
2024·Documentary
8.1
Viva Varda!
2023·Documentary
7.8
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022·Documentary
3.7
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021·Documentary
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Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
2021·Music
7.4
Jim Morrison: The End
2021·Documentary
9.0
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018·Music
7.0
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018·Documentary
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Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
2013·Documentary
7.2
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010·Documentary
5.0
Souvenirs and Evocations
2008·Documentary
7.7
The Beaches of Agnès
2008·Documentary