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Jacques Demy ( French pronunciation: [ʒak dəmi]; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.
Jacques Demy est un réalisateur, scénariste, dialoguiste, producteur et parolier français né le 5 juin 1931 à Pontchâteau (Loire-Atlantique) et mort le 27 octobre 1990 à Paris 14 e.
Jacques Demy was a French director and writer of musicals and dramas, influenced by the New Wave and Hollywood. He is best known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort and A Room in Town.
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A box set of six films by the French director Jacques Demy, featuring musicals, melodramas, and fantasies with stars like Catherine Deneuve and Jeanne Moreau. The set includes new restorations, documentaries, interviews, and a visual essay by critic James Quandt.
Jun 18, 2024 · Jacques Demy was a French director best known for his romantic musical-comedy films. Demy studied for two years at France’s Technical School of Photography and Cinematography and then was an assistant to animator Paul Grimault (1952–54) and to director Georges Roquier (1954–57).
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A collection of films by the French director Jacques Demy, known for his emotional storytelling and visual style. The Criterion Channel also offers tributes by his wife Agnès Varda, who completed them after his death in 1990.
Aug 4, 2014 · A review of a box set that includes six restored films by the French New Wave director, who blended musicals, fairy tales and romance in his cinematic universe. Learn about his style, influences and legacy through essays, interviews and extras.
