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Jacques Demy (French pronunciation: [ʒak dəmi]; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut .
- 1955–1988
- Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France
A boxset of six films by the French director Jacques Demy, who created a cinematic world of love, romance, and fantasy with his musicals, melodramas, and fairy tales. The films feature the stars of French cinema, such as Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, and Michel Legrand, and are enhanced by new restoration, documentaries, and special features.
Jacques Demy was a French director and writer of musicals and dramas, influenced by the New Wave and Hollywood. He is best known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort and A Room in Town.
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- Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France
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- Paris, France
- Les horizons morts. Directed by Jacques Demy • 1951 • France. Jacques Demy makes a rare on-screen appearance as the star of LES HORIZONS MORTS (“The Dead Horizons”), his debut dramatic short from 1951, about a young man suffering from a broken heart.
- Le sabotier du Val de Loire. Directed by Jacques Demy • 1956 • France. This 1956 short film by Jacques Demy documents a week in the life of a clog maker in the Loire Valley.
- Ars. Directed by Jacques Demy • 1959 • France. The following 1959 short by Jacques Demy tells the story of Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney, the strict and pious pastor of the village of Ars.
- Lola. Directed by Jacques Demy • 1961 • France, Italy. Starring Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel. Jacques Demy’s crystalline debut gave birth to the fictional universe in which so many of his characters would live, play, and love.
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Aug 4, 2014 · A box set of six restored films by the French New Wave director Jacques Demy, including his debut "Lola" and his masterpiece "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". Learn about his cinematic legacy, his collaborations with Agnes Varda and his musical style.
Jacques Demy was a French director best known for his romantic musical-comedy films. Demy studied for two years at France’s Technical School of Photography and Cinematography and then was an assistant to animator Paul Grimault (1952–54) and to director Georges Roquier (1954–57).
Jacques Demy's last contribution to cinema was a collaboration with the animator Paul Grimault, with whom he had started his career. La Table tournante (1988) is an affectionate retrospective of Grimault's work and includes excerpts from many of his best-known short films.
