Portrait of Jacques Demy

Directing

Jacques Demy

Career

Active from 1941 to 1988, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Demy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2015)

Author

2000s

1 title
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (2004)

Original Story

1990s

1 title · average score 80
Jacquot
Jacquot (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jacques Demy (uncredited)

1980s

5 titles · average score 60
Three Seats for the 26th
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Turning Table
Turning Table (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Parking
Parking (1985)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Screenplay

A Room in Town
A Room in Town (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Break of Day
Break of Day (1980)

Director, Screenplay

1970s

4 titles · average score 54
Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

Adaptation, Director

A Slightly Pregnant Man
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper (1972)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer, Director

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 74
Model Shop
Model Shop (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Dialogue

The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

Lyricist, Writer

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

Bay of Angels
Bay of Angels (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Lust
Lust (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Lola
Lola (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Director

Paris Belongs to Us
Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)

Ars
Ars (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1950s

7 titles · average score 68
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Policier (non crédité)

Le Bel Indifférent
Le Bel Indifférent (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as (voice)

Musée Grévin
Musée Grévin (1958)

Director

La Mère et l'Enfant
La Mère et l'Enfant (1958)

Director

Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

The Wedding in Monaco
The Wedding in Monaco (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

Assistant Director

Dead Horizons
Dead Horizons (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Young man

1940s

4 titles
Attaque nocturne
Attaque nocturne (1948)

Writer, Animation

Un regard sur la Hollande
Un regard sur la Hollande (1946)

Director

La Ballerine
La Ballerine (1944)

Animation, Director

Le pont de Mauves
Le pont de Mauves (1941)

Director, Writer