ProfileActivities : Associate producer, Director, Scriptwriter, Adaptation and/or dialogue writer
Represented by : VMA
Agent : Isabelle de la Patellière
Latest filmsIntouchable (L')(2006), from Benoît Jacquot
Right Now(2004), from Benoît Jacquot
Adolphe(2002), from Benoît Jacquot
Sade(2000), from Benoît Jacquot
Tosca(2000), from Benoît Jacquot
Marianne(1999), from Benoît Jacquot
The False Servant(1999), from Benoît Jacquot
Keep it Quiet(1999), from Benoît Jacquot
The School of Flesh(1998), from Benoît Jacquot
Par coeur(1998), from Benoît Jacquot
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BiographyBenoît Jacquot started out in cinema as an assistant director, working in particular with Marguerite Duras. After directing several short films, he started making documentaries about Jacques Lacan, Alfred Deller and Merce Cunningham, to mention just a few. In 1975 he directed his first feature, "The Musician Killer," followed by "Les Enfants du placard," "Les Ailes de la colombe", "Corps et biens," and "Le Mendiant."
From 1982 to 1996, he directed three television adaptations of works by Kafka (“Une Villa aux environs de New York”), Borges (“Emma Zunz”) and Marivaux (“La Vie de Marianne”). He also filmed several plays, including a stage version of Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s “Journey to the End of the Night” starring Fabrice Luchini. Three feature films followed: “The Disenchanted” (1990), “A Single Girl” (1995, selected for Official Competition at the Cannes International Film Festival), “Seventh Heaven” (1997, selected for Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival). His tenth, “The School of Flesh” (1998), was also in Official Competition at Cannes.
In 1999, he cast Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon and Fabrice Luchini in "Keep It Quiet," warmly received by both public and critics alike, and included the Official Competition line-up at the Venice Film Festival. "La fausse suivante," adapted from Marivaux's play and starring Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Kiberlain and Pierre Arditi, was released in France on 8 March, 2000. "Sade," with Daniel Auteuil (released 23 August, 2000) has been shown at many international film festivals (Venice, Montreal, Toronto, Acapulco, London).