Jacques Demy

Directing · Born 1931-06-05 in 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

• Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande as Self (archive footage)
• The Young Girls Turn 25 as Self (archive footage)
• La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même as Self
• Dead Horizons as Young man
• Ars as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Viva Varda! as Self (archive footage)
• Le Bel Indifférent as (voice)
• The Beaches of Agnès as Self (archive footage)
• Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure as Self (archive footage)
• The 400 Blows as Policeman (uncredited)