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Benoît Jacquot (b. 1947)

Alias:
Benoit Jacquot
Benuā Žako
班諾賈克

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
February 5, 1947

Biography from TheMovieDB

Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, including Nathalie Granger, India Song, and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre. He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film The Musician Killer, which starred Anna Karina. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are La Désenchantée (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and A Single Girl (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen. In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. His film Farewell, My Queen opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1975  India Song

Director:
1974  Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
1975  India Song
1976  The Musician Killer
1977  Closet Children
1981  La bête dans la jungle
1981  The Wings of the Dove
1983  Une villa aux environs de New York
1984  Japon: Le Biwa
1986  With All Hands
1987  Elvire Jouvet 40
1988  The Beggars
1990  Journey to the End of the Night
1990  The Disenchanted
1991  dans la solitude des champs de coton
1993  Emma Zunz
1993  Marguerite Duras - Écrire
1993  The Death of the Young English Aviator
1994  Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
1994  Écrire
1995  A Single Girl
1997  La Vie de Marianne
1997  Seventh Heaven
1998  Par cœur
1998  The School of Flesh
1999  Keep It Quiet
2000  Sade
2000  The False Servant
2001  Tosca
2002  Adolphe
2004  Princesse Marie
2004  À tout de suite
2006  Gaspard le bandit
2006  The Untouchable
2009  Villa Amalia
2010  Deep in the Woods
2010  Massenet: Werther
2010  The Counterfeiters
2012  Farewell, My Queen
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  3 Hearts
2015  Diary of a Chambermaid
2015  La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
2016  Gentleman Rissient
2016  Massenet: Werther
2016  Never Ever
2018  Eva
2018  Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
2019  Casanova, Last Love
2021  Suzanna Andler
2022  By Heart
2025  Belle

Scenario Writer:
1974  Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
1975  India Song
1976  The Musician Killer
1977  Closet Children
1981  La bête dans la jungle
1981  The Wings of the Dove
1983  Une villa aux environs de New York
1984  Japon: Le Biwa
1986  With All Hands
1987  Buisson ardent
1987  Elvire Jouvet 40
1988  The Beggars
1990  Journey to the End of the Night
1990  The Disenchanted
1991  dans la solitude des champs de coton
1993  Emma Zunz
1993  Marguerite Duras - Écrire
1993  The Death of the Young English Aviator
1994  Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
1994  Écrire
1995  A Single Girl
1997  La Vie de Marianne
1997  Seventh Heaven
1998  Par cœur
1998  The School of Flesh
1999  Keep It Quiet
2000  Sade
2000  The False Servant
2001  Tosca
2002  Adolphe
2004  Princesse Marie
2004  À tout de suite
2006  Gaspard le bandit
2006  The Untouchable
2009  Villa Amalia
2010  Deep in the Woods
2010  Massenet: Werther
2010  The Counterfeiters
2012  Farewell, My Queen
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  3 Hearts
2015  Diary of a Chambermaid
2015  La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
2016  Gentleman Rissient
2016  Massenet: Werther
2016  Never Ever
2018  Eva
2018  Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
2019  Casanova, Last Love
2021  Suzanna Andler
2022  By Heart
2025  Belle

Screenplay:
1974  Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
1975  India Song
1976  The Musician Killer
1977  Closet Children
1979  Return to the Beloved
1981  La bête dans la jungle
1981  The Wings of the Dove
1983  Une villa aux environs de New York
1984  Japon: Le Biwa
1986  With All Hands
1987  Buisson ardent
1987  Elvire Jouvet 40
1988  The Beggars
1990  Journey to the End of the Night
1990  The Disenchanted
1991  dans la solitude des champs de coton
1993  Emma Zunz
1993  Marguerite Duras - Écrire
1993  The Death of the Young English Aviator
1994  Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
1994  Écrire
1995  A Single Girl
1997  La Vie de Marianne
1997  Seventh Heaven
1998  Par cœur
1998  The School of Flesh
1999  Keep It Quiet
2000  Sade
2000  The False Servant
2001  Tosca
2002  Adolphe
2004  Princesse Marie
2004  À tout de suite
2006  Gaspard le bandit
2006  The Untouchable
2009  Villa Amalia
2010  Deep in the Woods
2010  Massenet: Werther
2010  The Counterfeiters
2012  Farewell, My Queen
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  3 Hearts
2015  Diary of a Chambermaid
2015  La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
2016  Gentleman Rissient
2016  Massenet: Werther
2016  Never Ever
2018  Eva
2018  Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
2019  Casanova, Last Love
2021  Suzanna Andler
2022  By Heart
2025  Belle

Writer:
1974  Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
1975  India Song
1976  The Musician Killer
1977  Closet Children
1979  Return to the Beloved
1981  La bête dans la jungle
1981  The Wings of the Dove
1983  Une villa aux environs de New York
1984  Japon: Le Biwa
1986  With All Hands
1987  Buisson ardent
1987  Elvire Jouvet 40
1988  The Beggars
1990  Journey to the End of the Night
1990  The Disenchanted
1991  dans la solitude des champs de coton
1993  Emma Zunz
1993  Marguerite Duras - Écrire
1993  The Death of the Young English Aviator
1994  Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
1994  Écrire
1995  A Single Girl
1997  La Vie de Marianne
1997  Seventh Heaven
1998  Par cœur
1998  The School of Flesh
1999  Keep It Quiet
2000  Sade
2000  The False Servant
2001  Tosca
2002  Adolphe
2004  Princesse Marie
2004  À tout de suite
2006  Gaspard le bandit
2006  The Untouchable
2009  Villa Amalia
2010  Deep in the Woods
2010  Massenet: Werther
2010  The Counterfeiters
2012  Farewell, My Queen
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  3 Hearts
2015  Diary of a Chambermaid
2015  La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
2016  Gentleman Rissient
2016  Massenet: Werther
2016  Never Ever
2018  Eva
2018  Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
2019  Casanova, Last Love
2021  Suzanna Andler
2022  By Heart
2025  Belle

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Director:
1993  Cuentos de Borges

Writer:
1993  Cuentos de Borges

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