Jacques Demy
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Jacques Demy was a French director born in Pontchâteau, celebrated for lush, melancholic musicals that fused Hollywood-style spectacle with French New Wave sensibility. Lola established his romantic, interconnected storytelling universe before The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in which every line of dialogue is sung against vividly colored production design, became one of the most beloved and influential musicals in film history, winning the Palme d'Or. The Young Girls of Rochefort extended his colorful, dance-driven musical style with a more buoyant tone, while Donkey Skin brought his fairy-tale sensibility to a darker, more surreal register. Demy's films, several interconnected through recurring characters and settings, created a singularly romantic and melancholic body of work. His fusion of classical musical spectacle with French art-cinema sensibility made him one of the most beloved stylists of French cinema's golden era.
Jacques Demy
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Jacques Demy was a French director born in Pontchâteau, celebrated for lush, melancholic musicals that fused Hollywood-style spectacle with French New Wave sensibility. Lola established his romantic, interconnected storytelling universe before The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in which every line of dialogue is sung against vividly colored production design, became one of the most beloved and influential musicals in film history, winning the Palme d'Or. The Young Girls of Rochefort extended his colorful, dance-driven musical style with a more buoyant tone, while Donkey Skin brought his fairy-tale sensibility to a darker, more surreal register. Demy's films, several interconnected through recurring characters and settings, created a singularly romantic and melancholic body of work. His fusion of classical musical spectacle with French art-cinema sensibility made him one of the most beloved stylists of French cinema's golden era.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
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Donkey Skin
1970
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The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
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Lola
1961
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Lady Oscar
1979
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The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
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The Pied Piper
1972
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Bay of Angels
1963
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Lust
1962
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Le Bel Indifférent
1958
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A Room in Town
1982
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A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
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Model Shop
1969
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Turning Table
1988
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Parking
1985
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Three Seats for the 26th
1988
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Dead Horizons
1951
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Attaque nocturne
1948
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La Ballerine
1944
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Le pont de Mauves
1941
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Turning Table
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1988
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Three Seats for the 26th
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1988
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Parking
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1985
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A Room in Town
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1982
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Lady Oscar
Director
1979
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A Slightly Pregnant Man
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1973
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The Pied Piper
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1972
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Donkey Skin
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1970
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Model Shop
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1969
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jacques Demy still alive?
Jacques Demy passed away on October 27, 1990 at age 59.
What are the most famous roles of Jacques Demy?
Jacques Demy is best known for directing The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin.
How many movies has Jacques Demy directed?
Over a 49-year career (since 1941), Jacques Demy has directed or written 20 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Jacques Demy's first movie?
The career of Jacques Demy began with Le pont de Mauves (1941).
What is Jacques Demy's most recent movie or series?
Jacques Demy's most recent release is Turning Table, which premiered on December 21, 1988.
Jacques Demy
1931-06-05 · Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France
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.