JACQUES DEMY

Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: June 5, 1931
Deathday: October 27, 1990
Place of Birth: 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.

Filmography

Starring

2024·
Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black
Self
2023·
Viva Varda!
Self (archive footage)
2021·
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021·
Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
Self (archive footage)
2021·
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
2018·
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018·
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self (archive footage)
2013·
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
Self (Archive Footage)
2010·
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
2010·
Sodankylä Forever
Self
2008·
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Self (archive footage)
2008·
Souvenirs and Evocations
Self (archive footage)
2008·
The Beaches of Agnès
Self (archive footage)
2006·
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Self (archive footage)
2003·
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage)
2002·
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Self
1995·
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
1993·
The Young Girls Turn 25
Self (archive footage)
1991·
Jacquot
Jacques Demy (uncredited)
1987·
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1977·
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
Self
1975·
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1974·
Spécial cinéma
Self
1972·
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1970·
Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane
Self
1967·
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
1966·
Behind the Screen
Self
1966·
Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors
Himself
1966·
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
Himself
1964·
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
1964·
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
1961·
Paris Belongs to Us
Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)
1960·
Ars
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1959·
Discorama
Self
1959·
The 400 Blows
Policeman (uncredited)
1958·
Le Bel Indifférent
(voice)
1951·
Dead Horizons
Young man

Production

2015·
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Author
2004·
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Original Story
1991·
Jacquot
Author
1988·
Three Seats for the 26th
Writer, Director
1988·
Turning Table
Director, Writer
1985·
Parking
Director, Screenplay
1982·
A Room in Town
Director, Screenplay
1980·
Break of Day
Director, Screenplay
1979·
Lady Oscar
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
1973·
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Writer, Director
1972·
The Pied Piper
Director, Writer
1970·
Donkey Skin
Lyricist, Director, Screenplay
1969·
Model Shop
Dialogue, Producer, Writer, Director
1967·
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Writer, Director, Lyricist
1964·
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Songs, Scenario Writer, Dialogue, Lyricist, Screenplay, Writer, Director
1963·
Bay of Angels
Screenplay, Director
1962·
The Seven Deadly Sins
Screenplay, Director
1962·
Lust
Screenplay, Director
1961·
Lola
Director, Screenplay
1960·
Ars
Writer, Director
1958·
Musée Grévin
Director
1958·
La Mère et l'Enfant
Director
1958·
Le Bel Indifférent
Director
1956·
The Wedding in Monaco
Assistant Director
1956·
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
Director, Screenplay
1951·
Dead Horizons
Director
1948·
Attaque nocturne
Animation, Director, Writer
1946·
Un regard sur la Hollande
Director
1944·
La Ballerine
Animation, Writer, Director
1941·
Le pont de Mauves
Animation, Director, Writer