Jacques Demy

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-06-05 (59 years old)

Deathday

1990-10-27

Place of Birth

Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France

Jacques Demy

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.

Acting

2021

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

as Self (archive footage)

1993

The Young Girls Turn 25

as Self (archive footage)

1951

Dead Horizons

as Young man

1960

Ars

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2023

Viva Varda!

as Self (archive footage)

1958

2008

The Beaches of Agnès

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

as Self (archive footage)

1959

The 400 Blows

as Policeman (uncredited)

1964

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

2018

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2008

Souvenirs and Evocations

as Self (archive footage)

1991

Jacquot

as Jacques Demy (uncredited)

1995

The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Some Widows of Noirmoutier

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

1961

Paris Belongs to Us

as Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)

Production

1982

A Room in Town

as Screenplay

1982

A Room in Town

as Director

1970

Donkey Skin

as Screenplay

1970

Donkey Skin

as Director

1979

Lady Oscar

as Screenplay

1979

Lady Oscar

as Adaptation

1979

Lady Oscar

as Director

1961

Lola

as Director

1961

Lola

as Screenplay

1991

Jacquot

as Author

1963

Bay of Angels

as Director

1962

1969

Model Shop

as Writer

1969

Model Shop

as Director

1958

1960

Ars

as Director

1985

Parking

as Screenplay

1985

Parking

as Director

1980

Break of Day

as Director

1980

Break of Day

as Screenplay

1972

The Pied Piper

as Director

1972

1951

Dead Horizons

as Director

1962

Lust

as Director

1988

Turning Table

as Director

1988

Turning Table

as Writer

1963

Bay of Angels

as Screenplay

1962

Lust

as Screenplay

1960

Ars

as Writer

1962

1944

La Ballerine

as Director

1944

La Ballerine

as Animation

1948

1941

1941

Le pont de Mauves

as Animation

1948

Attaque nocturne

as Director

1944

La Ballerine

as Writer

1941

1948

Attaque nocturne

as Animation

1970

Donkey Skin

as Lyricist

1969

Model Shop

as Producer

2004

1958

1958

Musée Grévin

as Director

1964

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

as Scenario Writer

1956

The Wedding in Monaco

as Assistant Director

1969

Model Shop

as Dialogue

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