Just Jaeckin
| Just Jaeckin | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1940 France |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Writer |
Just Jaeckin (August 8, 1940, Vichy, Allier) is a French film director.
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[edit] Life
He was born in Vichy France during the Nazi Occupation, but left with his mother and father for England: after the war, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, much of it he did before and after serving with the French Army: while with the army, he did photos under commission.[citation needed]
After a string of movies made during the 1970s and 1980s, Jaeckin retired from making films. Today he lives in France, but is still remembered for the films he made, including the original Emmanuelle. He lives with his wife Anne and continues to do photography and sculpture.
[edit] Works
Jaeckin debuted with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, setting the trend for a number of European softcore films and launching an array of other sequels for screen and cable TV. In 1975 he directed Histoire d'O (English title: Story of O), starring Corinne Clery. The film met with far less acclaim than the book. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000.
Lady Chatterley's Lover was filmed by Jaeckin in 1981. The film starred Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant and Nicholas Clay, and portrayed the sexuality of the novel in a more graphic manner than could ever have been possible in earlier decades.[1] The film attracted widespread publicity due to its explicit nature, but generally poor reviews and was only a moderate commercial success.
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (original title Gwendoline) was released in 1984, starring Tawny Kitaen. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed comics of John Willie and on the figure of Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the movie.
A 1986 article in the Los Angeles Times linked Jaeckin and actress Mary Louise Weller to "an upcoming French film."[2]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As Director
[edit] Theatre Releases
- Emmanuelle (1974)
- Histoire d'O (The Story of O) (1975)
- Madame Claude (1977)
- Le dernier amant romantique (English title The Last Romantic Lover) (1978)
- Collections privées (English title Private Collections) (1979)
- Girls (1980)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984)
[edit] Television Releases
- Salut champion, episode Formule 1 (1981)
- Salut champion, episode Moto story (1981)
[edit] As Writer
- Le dernier amant romantique (English title The Last Romantic Lover) (1978)
- Girls (1980)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984)
[edit] References
- ^ Variety.com
- ^ NANCY MILLS. (1986, August 10). SUMMER STARS :[Home Edition 4]. Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext),p. 5. Retrieved May 23, 2011, from Los Angeles Times. (Document ID: 57998634).
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