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 Rochefort76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wonder4.5average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.1
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- French New Wave 3
- Melancholy 2
- Social Commentary 2
- French Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michel LegrandComposerThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin, Lola, The Seven Deadly Sins, +4 more- AAnne-Marie CotretEditorThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Donkey Skin, Lola, Bay of Angels, Ars, +3 more
Catherine DeneuveActorThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin, A Slightly Pregnant Man
Jean PenzerCinematographerThe Seven Deadly Sins, Lady Oscar, A Room in Town, Break of Day
Sabine MamouEditorParking, A Room in Town, Three Seats for the 26th, Turning Table
Anouk AiméeActorLola, Model Shop, Turning Table
Micheline PresleActorDonkey Skin, A Slightly Pregnant Man, Lust- JJean RabierCinematographerThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Seven Deadly Sins, Bay of Angels
Michel PiccoliActorThe Young Girls of Rochefort, A Room in Town
Jacques PerrinActorThe Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin
Jean-Louis RollandActorA Room in Town, Break of Day
Danielle DarrieuxActorThe Young Girls of Rochefort, A Room in Town
Movies and TV shows
242010s
1 title · average score 92
2000s
1 title
The Young Girls of Rochefort (2004)
Original Story
1990s
1 title · average score 76
76
Jacquot (1991)
as Jacques Demy (uncredited)
1980s
5 titles · average score 59
60
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
Director, Writer
Turning Table (1988)
Director, Writer
53
Parking (1985)
Screenplay, Director
65
A Room in Town (1982)
Director, Screenplay
Break of Day (1980)
Screenplay, Director
1970s
4 titles · average score 61
55
Lady Oscar (1979)
Screenplay, Adaptation
57
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
Director, Writer
61
The Pied Piper (1972)
Writer, Director
71
Donkey Skin (1970)
Director, Lyricist
1960s
8 titles · average score 70
66
Model Shop (1969)
Director, Writer
76
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Lyricist, Director
76
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
69
Bay of Angels (1963)
Director, Screenplay
59
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
Director, Screenplay
Lust (1962)
Screenplay, Director
72
Lola (1961)
Director, Screenplay
Ars (1960)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950s
1 title
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
Director, Screenplay
1940s
3 titles
Attaque nocturne (1948)
Animation, Writer
La Ballerine (1944)
Writer, Animation
Le pont de Mauves (1941)
Animation, Writer