Jacques Demy
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.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic,...
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The 400 Blows
as Policeman (uncredited)For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded...
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The Beaches of Agnès
as Self (archive footage)Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of...
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Paris Belongs to Us
as Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved...
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Jacquot
as Jacques Demy (uncredited)Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides...
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Ars
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)With ghostly eyes looking through the winter landscapes of the plains and villages of Ain, where...
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The Young Girls Turn 25
as Self (archive footage)Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband...
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Viva Varda!
as Self (archive footage)A pioneering post-war female film director, an instigator of the New Wave who was honored by...
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Jim Morrison: The End
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a...
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Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one...
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La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
as SelfMade for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the...
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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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The World of Jacques Demy
as Self (archive footage)Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her...
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Sodankylä Forever
as SelfThe Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the...
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Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Self (archive footage)Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".
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Le Bel Indifférent
as (voice)An adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play of a woman lecturing her indifferent lover.
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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped...
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The Widows of Noirmoutier
as Self (archive footage)A documentary film directed by French Agnès Varda as an extension of the exhibition 'L'île et...
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Dead Horizons
as Young manLes Horizons Morts is Jacques Demy's first surviving live-action project. A man alone in his...
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Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
as uncreditedA short tribute to Zgougou, Varda’s cat who was given to her by Sabine Mamou.
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Souvenirs and Evocations
as Self (archive footage)A short program in which the participants describe how they fell in love with cinema.
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Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on...
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Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
as SelfA documentary about French film director Agnès Varda on the set of her 1977 film ONE SINGS, THE...
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Behind the screens : Jacques Demy's Les demoiselles de Rochefort
as Himself
Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors
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Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
as Self (Archive Footage)Behind-the scenes documentary on Jacques Demy's 'Trois places pour le 26'
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Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane
as SelfWriter / director Jacques Demy and actors Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais are interviewed on...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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