Alain Jessua
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-01-16 (85 years old)
Deathday
2017-11-30
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
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Alain Jessua
Biography
Alain Jessua began his career as assistant to directors like Max Ophüls, Marcel Carne, Yves Allégret and Jacques Becker, before making his unique short film, Léon la lune, which earned him the prestigious Prix Jean-Vigo award in 1957. A few years later, in 1963, his first feature film (which became "cult" among moviegoers) won two prizes in Cannes and also Venice: La Vie à l'envers, with Charles Denner and Jean Yanne in his first movie role. He then went on to direct a series of successful and critically acclaimed feature films, which he produced himself (a rare risk in the French cinema landscape). Alain Jessua is regularly honored in Franc...
Acting
Production
1964
as Director
1984
as Producer
1984
as Screenplay
1984
as Director
1973
as Director
1973
as Author
1973
as Music
1956
as Director
1988
as Producer
1982
as Director
1977
as Director
1977
as Writer
1979
as Director
1967
as Director
1988
as Director
1979
as Writer
1997
as Writer
1997
as Director
1982
as Writer
1967
as Writer
1964
as Writer
1960
as Assistant Director
1955
as Assistant Director Trainee
1953
as Assistant Director
1982
as Producer
1988
as Writer
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