Directing
Jacques Demy
- Titles
- 57movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 1988, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Young Girls of Rochefort88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Romance5.7average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wonder4.8average 3.4
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- French New Wave 3
- Social Commentary 3
- French Cinema 3
- Melancholy 2
- Tragic Romance 2
- Period Piece 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michel LegrandComposerDonkey Skin, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Lola, The Seven Deadly Sins, +6 more- AAnne-Marie CotretEditorDonkey Skin, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Lola, Bay of Angels, A Slightly Pregnant Man, +3 more
Jean PenzerCinematographerThe Seven Deadly Sins, Lady Oscar, A Room in Town, Three Seats for the 26th, Break of Day
Catherine DeneuveActorDonkey Skin, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, A Slightly Pregnant Man
Sabine MamouEditorA Room in Town, Three Seats for the 26th, Parking, Turning Table
Micheline PresleActorDonkey Skin, Lust, A Slightly Pregnant Man
Anouk AiméeActorLola, Model Shop, Turning Table- JJean RabierCinematographerThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Seven Deadly Sins, Bay of Angels
Danielle DarrieuxActorThe Young Girls of Rochefort, A Room in Town
Marc MichelActorThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Lola
Michel PiccoliActorThe Young Girls of Rochefort, A Room in Town
Jean MaraisActorDonkey Skin, Parking
Movies and TV shows
271980s
5 titles · average score 59
65
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
Director, Writer
72
Turning Table (1988)
Director, Writer
33
Parking (1985)
Director, Screenplay
66
A Room in Town (1982)
Screenplay, Director
Break of Day (1980)
Director, Screenplay
1970s
4 titles · average score 54
46
Lady Oscar (1979)
Director, Adaptation
54
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
Writer, Director
43
The Pied Piper (1972)
Director, Writer
75
Donkey Skin (1970)
Director, Lyricist
1960s
8 titles · average score 74
71
Model Shop (1969)
Director, Writer
88
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Director, Writer
85
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
73
Bay of Angels (1963)
Director, Screenplay
60
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
Director, Screenplay
Lust (1962)
Director, Screenplay
78
Lola (1961)
Screenplay, Director
61
Ars (1960)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950s
6 titles · average score 62
59
Le Bel Indifférent (1958)
as (voice)
Musée Grévin (1958)
Director
La Mère et l'Enfant (1958)
Director
69
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
Screenplay, Director
63
The Wedding in Monaco (1956)
Assistant Director
57
Dead Horizons (1951)
as Young man
1940s
4 titles
Attaque nocturne (1948)
Director, Writer
Un regard sur la Hollande (1946)
Director
La Ballerine (1944)
Writer, Animation
Le pont de Mauves (1941)
Writer, Director