Jean-Louis Comolli
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-30 (81 years old)
Deathday
2022-05-19
Place of Birth
Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
Also known As
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Jean-Louis Comolli
Biography
Jean-Louis Comolli is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and writer, born in 1941 in Philippeville (now Skikda, Algeria). After working for Les Cahiers du Cinéma from 1962 to 1978, of which he was editor in chief from 1966 to 1971, he became a director of fiction and documentaries. Also a journalist for Jazz Magazine, he has co-written or edited several books on jazz. His multiple works and his theoretical thinking on cinema have nourished many filmmakers and documentary lovers. He died on May 19, 2022.
Acting
1963
as Soldier with Fish
1967
as Self
1965
as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Production
1981
as Writer
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
1983
as Writer
1983
as Writer
1976
as Writer
2018
as Director
1976
as Director
2000
as Director
2000
as Writer
2014
2009
as Director
1992
as Director
1994
as Director
1995
as Director
1989
1989
as Director
1993
as Director
1996
as Director
1997
as Director
2001
as Director
2003
as Director
1987
as Director
2005
1968
as Director
2010
as Director
1993
as Director
2001
as Director
1997
as Director
1991
as Director
2016
as Director
1978
as Director
1983
as Director
1968
1968
as Director
1969
as Director
1971
as Director
1993
as Director
1991
as Writer
2020
as Director
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