Jacques Demy

Born: 1931-06-05

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.


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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Released: 1964-02-19

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)
Released: 1959-06-03

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded...

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Jacquot

as Jacques Demy (uncredited)
Released: 1991-05-15

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother...

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Paris Belongs to Us

as Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)
Released: 1961-12-13

A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved...

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The Beaches of Agnès

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-12-17

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of...

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The Young Girls Turn 25

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1993-05-19

Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband...

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The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1995-09-22

Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her...

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Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2021-07-02

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)
Released: 2018-04-02

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one...

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Ars

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1960-12-01

With ghostly eyes looking through the winter landscapes of the plains and villages of Ain, where...

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Viva Varda!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-05-17

A pioneering post-war female film director, an instigator of the New Wave who was honored by...

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Dead Horizons

as Young man
Released: 1951-01-01

Les Horizons Morts is Jacques Demy's first surviving live-action project. A man alone in his...

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La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

as Self
Released: 1964-05-19

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the...

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Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-05-18

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

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Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda

as Self
Released: 1977-12-31

A documentary about French film director Agnès Varda on the set of her 1977 film ONE SINGS, THE...

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The Widows of Noirmoutier

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-10-03

A documentary film directed by French Agnès Varda as an extension of the exhibition 'L'île et...

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Souvenirs and Evocations

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-12-31

A short program in which the participants describe how they fell in love with cinema.

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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-12-25

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on...

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Le Bel Indifférent

as (voice)
Released: 1958-11-01

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)
Released: 2021-11-24

From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped...

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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2010-04-11

Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago...

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Sodankylä Forever

as Self
Released: 2010-08-05

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the...

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Cinépanorama: Jacques Demy et Michel Legrand

as Self
Released: 1964-01-01

Director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand are interviewed about 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Nulle part ailleurs

as Self
First aired: 1987-08-31

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Discorama

as Self
First aired: 1959-02-04

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Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2003-05-17

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