Benoît Jacquot

Biography

Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Born in Paris, Jacquot 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 The Musician Killer, which starred Anna Karina. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are La Désenchantée (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and A Single Girl (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen. In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. His film Farewell, My Queen opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.

Directed

1. Farewell, My Queen (2012) — Director
2. Diary of a Chambermaid (2015) — Director
3. 3 Hearts (2014) — Director
4. Eva (2018) — Director
5. A Single Girl (1995) — Director
6. Casanova, Last Love (2019) — Director
7. Sade (2000) — Director
8. Belle (2025) — Director
9. Villa Amalia (2009) — Director
10. The Counterfeiters (2010) — Director
11. The School of Flesh (1998) — Director
12. The Disenchanted (1990) — Director
13. Deep in the Woods (2010) — Director
14. Keep It Quiet (1999) — Director
15. The Wings of the Dove (1981) — Director
16. À tout de suite (2004) — Director
17. Never Ever (2016) — Director
18. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
19. Suzanna Andler (2021) — Director
20. The False Servant (2000) — Director
21. Seventh Heaven (1997) — Director
22. Adolphe (2002) — Director
23. By Heart (2022) — Director
24. The Musician Killer (1976) — Director
25. The Untouchable (2006) — Director
26. Tosca (2001) — Director
27. La Vie de Marianne (1997) — Director
28. The Death of the Young English Aviator (1993) — Director
29. With All Hands (1986) — Director
30. Closet Children (1977) — Director
31. Écrire (1994) — Director
32. Massenet: Werther (2010) — Director
33. Gaspard le bandit (2006) — Director
34. Elvire Jouvet 40 (1987) — Director
35. Par cœur (1998) — Director
36. Princesse Marie (2004) — Director
37. The Beggars (1988) — Director
38. La bête dans la jungle (1981) — Director
39. Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2 (1974) — Director
40. Une villa aux environs de New York (1982) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) — Captain Welcoming Arysum
2. Chinese Puzzle (2013) — Xavier's Dad
3. India Song (1975) — Voix de la Réception (voice)
4. Looking for Hortense (2012) — Kévadian
5. Le Navire Night (1979) — (voice)
6. Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976)
7. By Heart (2022) — Voice
8. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
9. Short Memory (1982) — Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann
10. The Theatre of the Matters (1977) — L'ecrivain
11. Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (2023) — Self
12. Rendez-vous chez Lacan (2011) — Self
13. The Ministries of Art (1989) — Self
14. Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) — Self (archive footage)
15. Joan (2012)
16. La Sœur du cadre (1973) — The brother
17. Lubitsch, le patron (2010) — Self
18. Ciné regards (1978) — Self