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Jacques Demy

Jacques Demy

film director (1931-1990)
June 5, 1931 (October 27, 1990)

The World of Jacques Demy

V.O.: L'Univers de Jacques Demy
Fr. 1995. Documentary by Agnès Varda with Jacques Demy, Anouk Aimée, Richard Berry.
Runtime: 90 min.

Jacquot

V.O.: Jacquot de Nantes
Fr. 1991. Chronicle by Agnès Varda with Laurent Monnier, Brigitte de Villepoix, Daniel Dublet. In 1939, the young son of a garage owner in Nantes dreamed of becoming a filmmaker.
Runtime: 118 min.
Fr. 1988. Musical by Jacques Demy with Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Françoise Fabian. Yves Montand falls in love with a young dancer after arriving in Marseille to stage a musical that retraces the most important stages of his career.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1988. Animation by Paul Grimault, Jacques Demy with Paul Grimault, Anouk Aimée. In front of his editing table, animated film director Paul Grimault reviews his films at the request of a clown character eager to learn the secrets of his art.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1985. Fantasy by Jacques Demy with Francis Huster, Keiko Ito, Marie-France Pisier. A popular singer has a disturbing experience after being drawn into the afterlife by death.
Runtime: 90 min.

A Room in Town

V.O.: Une Chambre en ville
Fr. 1982. Musical drama by Jacques Demy with Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Danielle Darrieux. During a strike, the story of a dramatic romance between a worker and the young wife of a shopkeeper.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1978. Adventures by Jacques Demy with Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes, Christine Bohm.
Runtime: 124 min.

A Slightly Pregnant Man

V.O.: L'Événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Jacques Demy with Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Melki. A driving instructor shows all the symptoms of pregnancy.
Runtime: 94 min.
G.-B. 1971. Tale by Jacques Demy with Donald Pleasence, Michael Hordern, John Hurt. After saving a town from a rat invasion, a pied piper who didn
Runtime: 90 min.

Donkey Skin

V.O.: Peau d'âne
Fr. 1970. Tale by Jacques Demy with Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin. To escape her father who wants to marry her, a princess runs away from the castle wearing a donkey skin.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1968. Psychological drama by Jacques Demy with Gary Lackwood, Anouk Aimée, Alexandra Hay. An architect has a love affair while waiting for his mobilisation order.
Runtime: 92 min.

The Young Girls of Rochefort

V.O.: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Fr. 1967. Musical by Jacques Demy with Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Danielle Darrieux. Two twin sisters make conquests of a young sailor and an American musician.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

V.O.: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Fr. 1963. Musical drama by Jacques Demy with Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon. In 1957, a young girl falls in love with a garage owner who must soon leave her to go to war in Algeria.
Runtime: 91 min.

Bay of Angels

V.O.: La Baie des anges
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Jacques Demy with Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, Paul Guers. On the French Riviera, a young man falls in love with a woman who is passionate about gambling.
Runtime: 89 min.

Seven Capital Sins

V.O.: Les 7 Péchés capitaux
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Jacques Demy with Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Alan Scott. In Nantes, a young woman is still hoping for the return of the man she had a child with.
Runtime: 85 min.

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