Benoît Jacquot
| Benoît Jacquot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1947 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1975 – present |
Benoît Jacquot (born 5 February 1947) is a French film director who has had a varied career in European cinema.
Born in Paris, he 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 L'Assassin musicien (The Musician Killer) which starred Anna Karina.[1]
Over his career he has directed nearly thirty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are La Désenchantée (1990) starring Judith Godrèche and La Fille seule (1995) starring Virginie Ledoyen.
In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
His upcoming film Farewell, My Queen is scheduled to open the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[2][3]
[edit] Filmography
- L'Assassin musicien (1975)
- Les Enfants du placard (1977)
- The Wings of the Dove (1981)
- Une villa aux environs de New York (1982)
- Corps et biens (1986)
- Les Mendiants (1987)
- La Désenchantée (1990)
- A Single Girl (1995)
- Le Septième ciel (1997)
- L'École de la chair (1998)
- Par cœur (1998)
- Pas de scandale (1999)
- Sade (1999)
- La Fausse suivante (2000)
- Tosca (2001)
- Adolphe (2002)
- Marie Bonaparte (2003, television miniseries)
- À tout de suite (2004)
- Gaspard le bandit (2006, television)
- L'Intouchable (2006)
- Villa Amalia (2009)
- Au Fond des Bois (2010)
- Les faux-monnayeurs (2010)
- Farewell, My Queen (2012)
[edit] References
- ^ "NY Times.com: The Musician Killer". nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/155950/L-Asassin-Musicien/overview. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival". BBC. 2012-01-05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16422935. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Benoît Jacquot’s Les Adieux à la reine to Open the 62nd Berlinale". Berlin Film Festival. http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_12308.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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