Jean-Jacques Beineix

Born: 1946-10-08

French director Jean-Jacques Beineix is best-known for making two of the most provocative films of the 1980s; Diva (1982) and 37.2 le matin (Betty Blue, 1986). Dark, haunting, and filled with substantial helpings of violence and/or sex, both films were great successes in France, winning a number of awards and a degree of cinematic immortality for their director. The director's screen work during the 1990s was sporadic, and he concentrated much of his energy on such offscreen projects as his presidency of the ARP (an association for writers, directors, and producers) and his efforts to protect European film from North American cultural hegemony. He breathed his last on Januray 14, 2022.


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Pictures of Europe

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Released: 1990-04-25

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary,...

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Blue Notes and Bungalows

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Released: 2013-11-25

A documentary about the making of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1986 film BETTY BLUE.

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The Clown

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Released: 2016-02-03

A documentary directed by Eric Friedler about Jerry Lewis' never released movie "The Day The...

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Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

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Released: 2016-05-15

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Le Grand Échiquier

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First aired: 1972-01-12

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Spécial cinéma

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First aired: 1974-09-25

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Nulle part ailleurs

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First aired: 1987-08-31

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