Jacques Demy

Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (2024)

Jacques Demy's ability to enchant audiences was rooted in his personal struggles and doubts as a showman, establishing him as one of French cinema's greatest artists. ...

Viva Varda! (2023)

A pioneering post-war female film director, an instigator of the New Wave who was honored by Hollywood in her own lifetime, Agnès Varda has become a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of young filmmakers. With movies like Cléo de 5 à 7, Le ...

Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)

She is said to be cold, secretive and mysterious. She has the reputation of not letting anything of her intimate thoughts, her private life, her joys as well as her torments show through. She managed to protect her family, her loves, her choices from the c ...

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021)

From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped for did not happen. But, before his death in 1991, three years after learning of his HIV-positive status, he engraved in his literary and photographic work "th ...

Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles (2021)

In the summer of 2021, the Sœurs Jumelles festival was launched in Rochefort, a place where music and images come together. A film concert was held there on June 23 in tribute to Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy. ...

Jim Morrison: The End (2021)

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson. The chronicle of the last months of the life of the poet, singer and charismatic leader of the American ba ...

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De Rochefort with the famous director Jacques Demy. ...

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018)

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars. ...

Sodankylä Forever (2010)

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by Aki and Mika Kaurismäki along with Anssi Mänttäri and Peter von Bagh in 1985, the festival has playe ...

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010)

Catherine Deneuve couldn't care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our imagination. The star is not one to let others get too close, but when she gives you her confidence, she keeps her word ...

Souvenirs and Evocations (2008)

A short program in which the participants describe how they fell in love with cinema. ...

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, V ...

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008)

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". ...

Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006)

A documentary film directed by French Agnès Varda as an extension of the exhibition 'L'île et elle'. The installation 'Les veuves de Noirmoutier' (or 'The Widows of Noirmoutier') had various women filmed by Varda, young and old, who spoke about their wi ...

Mag Bodard, un destin (2005)

Mag Bodard, un destin is an archive documentary filmed for television by Anne Wiazemsky in 2005. ...

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002)

A short tribute to Zgougou, Varda's cat who was given to her by Sabine Mamou. ...

The World of Jacques Demy (1995)

Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her Jacquot de Nantes. ...

The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)

Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband Jacques Demy's film The Young Girls of Rochefort. ...

Jacquot (1991)

Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary. ...

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda (1977)

A documentary about French film director Agnès Varda on the set of her 1977 film ONE SINGS, THE OTHER DOESN'T. It includes interviews with Varda and the lead actors in the film. ...

The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967)

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production designer, as well as other French directors. ...

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964)

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring Claude Chabrol, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rozier, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, Jean ...

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy ...

Cinépanorama: Jacques Demy et Michel Legrand (1964)

Director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand are interviewed about 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' ...

Paris Belongs to Us (1961)

A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger. ...

Ars (1960)

With ghostly eyes looking through the winter landscapes of the plains and villages of Ain, where the sanctified priest the Curé of Ars once lived, Jacques Demy tried to understand this fighter for communal spirituality and his daily torments of mysticism. ...

The 400 Blows (1959)

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of th ...

Le Bel Indifférent (1958)

An adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play of a woman lecturing her indifferent lover. ...

Dead Horizons (1951)

Jacques Demy's first surviving live-action project. A man alone in his crumbling apartment recalls being left by his girl for another man. ...

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2015)

Geneviève lives with her mother who runs an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She falls in love with Guy, who is called up for military service in Algeria and leaves the city. The lovers separate, promising each other eternal love. But Geneviève soon discovers ...

The Young Girls of Rochefort (2004)

A comedy musical based on the 1967 movie! Delphine and Solange are twins living in Rochefort. They are both looking for love without realizing their ideal partners are very close. ...

Jacquot (1991)

Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary. ...

Turning Table (1988)

On a winter night, the author of "The King and the Mockingbird" is visited by the cartoon characters he created in his studio. ...

Three Seats for the 26th (1988)

Yves Montand, playing himself, returns to his hometown of Marseilles to appear in an autobiographical musical. Once there, he searches for the barmaid he once loved and also encounters young hopeful Marion, giving her the chance of a lifetime. ...

Parking (1985)

Rock star Orpheus writes love songs for Eurydice, who designs his album covers. Torn between her and his sound engineer, Calaïs, he discovers Eurydice has died of an overdose. Desperate, he descends into the Underworld to bargain with Hades. ...

A Room in Town (1982)

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady. ...

Break of Day (1980)

A writer in her fifties spends the summer in her Saint-Tropez home, tending to her garden and animals while reflecting on her past. As nature thrives around her, a handsome young man and a restless woman draw near, bringing the uncertainties of desire and ...

Lady Oscar (1979)

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she ...

A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)

Marco Mazzetti, a driving instructor, lives with his wife Irène and their young son. After a series of nauseous dizzy spells he goes to the doctor and discovers that he is four-months pregnant. Marco then becomes internationally famous. ...

The Pied Piper (1972)

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to bui ...

Donkey Skin (1970)

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father. ...

Model Shop (1969)

While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop", an establishment that rents out beautiful pin-up models to photographers. George spends his last twelve dollars t ...

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

In the seaside town of Rochefort, twin sisters Delphine and Solange dream of love and artistic fulfillment beyond their quiet lives. As sailors, artists, musicians, and chance visitors pass through town during a weekend fair, a web of near-misses and roman ...

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy ...

Bay of Angels (1963)

A bank clerk is drawn into the risky world of a gorgeous gambling addict. ...

The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates into nuclear war. In "Sloth," a movie star would rather pay someone to tie his shoe than bend over to do it ...

Lust (1962)

This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it was initially made for the omnibus film THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (as the segment on "Lust"), it has also been distributed and exhibited separately. ...

Lola (1961)

A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her. ...

Ars (1960)

With ghostly eyes looking through the winter landscapes of the plains and villages of Ain, where the sanctified priest the Curé of Ars once lived, Jacques Demy tried to understand this fighter for communal spirituality and his daily torments of mysticism. ...

Le Bel Indifférent (1958)

An adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play of a woman lecturing her indifferent lover. ...

Musée Grévin (1958)

A man dreams he is in a wax museum after it is closed for the night.The statues come to life and behave in mysterious ways. ...

La Mère et l'Enfant (1958)

This documentary short offers practical advice for mothers on how to take care of their babies, such as feeding and bathing. ...

Le Sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)

This is October 1955. The place is a village in Loire-Atlantique, La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, where an old clog-maker works and lives with his wife and their adopted son. The clog-maker's meticulous craft is described with love and close attention to detail. On ...

The Wedding in Monaco (1956)

Exclusive footage captures the wedding of American screen star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco. ...

Dead Horizons (1951)

Jacques Demy's first surviving live-action project. A man alone in his crumbling apartment recalls being left by his girl for another man. ...

Attaque nocturne (1948)

The film existed only in Jacque's memory because all that remained were the two cardboard thief characters. Jacques called upon his memories to recreate the decor and the characters with a decorator. The operator then filmed frame by frame to reconstruct t ...

La Ballerine (1944)

When Agnès Varda was preparing the film Jacquot de Nantes in 1990, she was able to shoot in the small apartment where Jacques was raised. While emptying the attic, Agnès found pieces of 9.5 mm film, dry and folded, almost broken and two small cardboard f ...

Le pont de Mauves (1941)