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Jacques Demy
Born: 1931-06-05 in Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France
Jacques Demy (June 5, 1931 – October 27, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave. His films are well known for their sumptuous look, drawing on Hollywood musicals, fairy tales, jazz, and opera.
Rated Filmography (25)
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Musée Grévin
1958
7.7
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
7.4
Turning Table
1988
7.4
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
7.2
Donkey Skin
1970
7.1
Lust
1962
7.1
Lola
1961
6.7
Bay of Angels
1963
6.7
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
1956
6.5
La Mère et l'Enfant
1958
6.5
Model Shop
1969
6.4
A Room in Town
1982
6.1
Break of Day
1980
5.9
The Pied Piper
1972
5.9
Ars
1960
5.9
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
5.7
Three Seats for the 26th
1988
5.7
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
5.6
Lady Oscar
1979
5.6
Le Bel Indifférent
1958
5.5
Parking
1985
5.5
Dead Horizons
1951
5.3
Attaque nocturne
1948
4.7
Le pont de Mauves
1941
3.7
La Ballerine
1944