Jacques Demy
🎬 Director

Jacques Demy

🎂 Born 5 June 1931 (age 59)✝ 27 October 1990📍 Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France
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Popularity Score
30
Acting Credits
25
Directed

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.

Known For

The 400 Blows
★ 8.0
The 400 Blows
1959
Policier (non crédité)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
★ 7.4
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
The Beaches of Agnès
★ 7.7
The Beaches of Agnès
2008
Self (archive footage)
Jacquot
★ 7.5
Jacquot
1991
Jacques Demy (uncredited)

Directed Films(25)

The Young Girls of Rochefort
★ 7.7
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
Director
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
★ 7.4
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
Director
Donkey Skin
★ 7.2
Donkey Skin
1970
Director
Lola
★ 7.1
Lola
1961
Director
The Pied Piper
★ 6.0
The Pied Piper
1972
Director
Lady Oscar
★ 5.7
Lady Oscar
1979
Director
Bay of Angels
★ 6.7
Bay of Angels
1963
Director
Model Shop
★ 6.5
Model Shop
1969
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
★ 5.9
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
Director
A Room in Town
★ 6.4
A Room in Town
1982
Director
Parking
★ 5.6
Parking
1985
Director
A Slightly Pregnant Man
★ 5.7
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
Director
Lust
★ 7.5
Lust
1962
Director
Musée Grévin
★ 9.0
Musée Grévin
1958
Director
Three Seats for the 26th
★ 5.8
Three Seats for the 26th
1988
Director
Le Bel Indifférent
★ 5.5
Le Bel Indifférent
1958
Director
Ars
★ 5.9
Ars
1960
Director
La Ballerine
★ 3.7
La Ballerine
1944
Director
Turning Table
★ 7.5
Turning Table
1988
Director
Break of Day
★ 6.5
Break of Day
1980
Director
Le pont de Mauves
★ 4.7
Le pont de Mauves
1941
Director
Attaque nocturne
★ 5.3
Attaque nocturne
1948
Director
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
★ 6.7
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
1956
Director
Dead Horizons
★ 5.5
Dead Horizons
1951
Director
La Mère et l'Enfant
★ 6.5
La Mère et l'Enfant
1958
Director

Full Filmography(30 films)

YearTitleRating
1959The 400 Blows★ 8.01964The Umbrellas of Cherbourg★ 7.42008The Beaches of Agnès★ 7.71991Jacquot★ 7.51961Paris Belongs to Us★ 6.62023Viva Varda!★ 8.11995The World of Jacques Demy★ 6.92021Jim Morrison: The End★ 7.42018Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit★ 7.02022Deneuve, la reine Catherine★ 7.82018Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure★ 9.01958Le Bel Indifférent★ 5.51964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même★ 8.02006Some Widows of Noirmoutier★ 9.52010Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là★ 7.21993The Young Girls Turn 25★ 7.22021Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande★ 3.71960Ars★ 5.91970Peau d'Âne—2008Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg★ 8.02005Mag Bodard, un destin—2024Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black★ 7.22002Tribute to Zgougou the Cat★ 6.92021Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles—1966Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort—1977Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda★ 8.02008Souvenirs and Evocations★ 5.01966Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors—2013Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'—1951Dead Horizons★ 5.5
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