Jacques Demy

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — Director
2. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) — Director
3. Donkey Skin (1970) — Director
4. Lola (1961) — Director
5. Bay of Angels (1963) — Director
6. A Room in Town (1982) — Director
7. Model Shop (1969) — Director
8. A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973) — Director
9. Parking (1985) — Director
10. Lady Oscar (1979) — Director
11. The Pied Piper (1972) — Director
12. Three Seats for the 26th (1988) — Director
13. The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) — Director
14. Ars (1960) — Director
15. Le Sabotier du Val de Loire (1956) — Director
16. Turning Table (1988) — Director
17. Le Bel Indifférent (1958) — Director
18. Dead Horizons (1951) — Director
19. Break of Day (1980) — Director
20. Lust (1962) — Director
21. La Ballerine (1944) — Director
22. Attaque nocturne (1948) — Director
23. Le pont de Mauves (1941) — Director
24. La Mère et l'Enfant (1958) — Director
25. Musée Grévin (1958) — Director
26. Un regard sur la Hollande (1946) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The 400 Blows (1959) — Policier (non crédité)
2. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
3. The Beaches of Agnès (2008) — Self (archive footage)
4. Paris Belongs to Us (1961) — Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)
5. Jacquot (1991) — Jacques Demy (uncredited)
6. The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) — Self (archive footage)
7. Ars (1960) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
8. Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002) — Self
9. The World of Jacques Demy (1995) — Self (archive footage)
10. Le Bel Indifférent (1958) — (voice)
11. Dead Horizons (1951) — Young man
12. Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
13. Jim Morrison: The End (2021) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
14. Viva Varda! (2023) — Self (archive footage)
15. Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
16. Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) — Self (archive footage)
17. Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) — Self (archive footage)
18. Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021) — Self (archive footage)
19. Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018) — Self (archive footage)
20. Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (2024) — Self
21. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
22. La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964) — Self
23. Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda (1977) — Self
24. Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006) — Self (archive footage)
25. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
26. Souvenirs and Evocations (2008) — Self (archive footage)
27. Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008) — Self (archive footage)
28. Un film et son époque (2003) — Self (archive footage)
29. Behind the Screen (1966) — Self
30. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
31. Discorama (1959) — Self
32. Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles (2021) — Self (archive footage)
33. The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967) — Self
34. Peau d'Âne (1970) — Self
35. Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1966) — Self
36. Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors (1966) — Self
37. Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26' (2013) — Self (Archive Footage)
38. Jacques Demy, A to Z
39. Mag Bodard, un destin (2005) — Self (archive footage)