Benoît Jacquot
Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, including Nathalie Granger, India Song, and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre. He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film The Musician Killer, which starred Anna Karina. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are La Désenchantée (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and A Single Girl (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen. In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. His film Farewell, My Queen opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order...
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Chinese Puzzle
as Xavier's DadXavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of...
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India Song
as Voix de la Réception (voice)Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in 1930s India, takes many lovers to relieve...
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Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
as uncreditedThe full soundtrack to Marguerite Duras' 1975 film India Song, about a French ambassador's wife...
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Le Navire Night
as (voice)Le Navire Night is a story of love and desire sustained and nourished through sound waves. The...
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Rendez-vous chez Lacan
as SelfDo you know Lacan, which many consider as the greatest psychoanalyst since Freud? Beyond the...
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By Heart
as VoiceIt’s summertime, 2021. Isabelle Huppert plays Lioubov, Chekhov’s unforgettably heroine in The...
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The Theatre of the Matters
as L'ecrivainThe fortunes of a small theatrical company based in the Paris suburbs.
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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago...
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Short Memory
as Le secrétaire de Monsieur MannIn this thriller, a UNESCO translator stumbles across a group which is hiding and supporting...
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Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as SelfShe worked with the world’s greatest actors and directors: Buñuel, Mastroianni, Lellouche,...
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Lubitsch, le patron
as SelfA documentary about the life and career of film director Ernst Lubitsch
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The Ministries of Art
as SelfPhilippe Garrel’s documentary on France’s second wave of masterful filmmakers. Featuring Jean...
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Joan
as uncreditedJeanne is interned in a psychiatric hospital. She claims to be Joan of Arc.
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