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An in-depth biography of the film director and writer Jean Eustache, and a complete list of the artist's films, with links to movie reviews.
Directed by Jean Eustache • 1982 • France Starring Michel Delahaye, Jean Douchet, Bertrand Van Effenterre. Jean Eustache’s final film—commissioned for the French television series “Contes modernes” (“Modern Tales”)—is a sharp satire of contemporary man’s dehumanization at the hands of specialized...
Aug 28, 2023 · Features and reviews. Where to begin with Jean Eustache. Out of sight for decades, the frank and fearless films of French director Jean Eustache have now finally been restored and made available. Here’s how to tackle them. 27 August 2023. By David Thompson. My Little Loves (1974) Why this might not seem so easy.
Mini Bio. Jean Eustache was born on November 30, 1938 in Pessac, Gironde, France. He was an editor and director, known for The Mother and the Whore (1973), My Little Loves (1974) and Les photos d'Alix (1982). He died on November 3, 1981 in Paris, France.
Oct 3, 2022 · Jean Eustache’s great post-1968 film is radically conservative, yet it blazes with the spirit of youth. By Richard Brody. October 3, 2022. “The Mother and the Whore,” starring Jean-Pierre...
July 13–31, 2023. When the Camera Is On, Cinema Is Happening: The Complete Works of Jean Eustache. “ One of the purest and most original directors of the contemporary French cinema.” Nestor Almendros.
Connected to the French New Wave filmmakers of the 1950s and 60s, Jean Eustache (1938 – 1981) was bold and direct. He tended to call himself an archivist or ethnographer instead of a filmmaker, even when talking about his dramatic work: “I simply want to show that the cinema has a direct influence on life, just as literature does.”
