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Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946-2022)

Alias:
Жан-Жак Бенекс

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
October 8, 1946

Died:
January 13, 2022

Biography from TheMovieDB

French director Jean-Jacques Beineix is best-known for making two of the most provocative films of the 1980s; Diva (1982) and 37.2 le matin (Betty Blue, 1986). Dark, haunting, and filled with substantial helpings of violence and/or sex, both films were great successes in France, winning a number of awards and a degree of cinematic immortality for their director. The director's screen work during the 1990s was sporadic, and he concentrated much of his energy on such offscreen projects as his presidency of the ARP (an association for writers, directors, and producers) and his efforts to protect European film from North American cultural hegemony. He breathed his last on Januray 14, 2022.

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

Assistant Director:
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Co-Director:
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Director:
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Executive Producer:
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

First Assistant Director:
1973  A Full Day's Work
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1976  The Wing or the Thigh?
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1979  French Postcards
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Producer:
1973  A Full Day's Work
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1976  The Wing or the Thigh?
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1979  French Postcards
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2006  Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Screenplay:
1973  A Full Day's Work
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1976  The Wing or the Thigh?
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1979  French Postcards
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2006  Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Second Assistant Director:
1972  And Hope to Die
1973  A Full Day's Work
1973  Défense de savoir
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1976  The Wing or the Thigh?
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1979  French Postcards
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2006  Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

Writer:
1972  And Hope to Die
1973  A Full Day's Work
1973  Défense de savoir
1974  Par le sang des autres
1975  The Wild Goose Chase
1976  The Wing or the Thigh?
1977  Mr. Michel's Dog
1979  French Postcards
1981  Diva
1983  The Moon in the Gutter
1986  Betty Blue
1988  Roselyne and the Lions
1992  IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1994  Otaku
1997  Locked-In Syndrome
2001  Mortal Transfer
2002  Loft Paradoxe
2006  Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre
2010  On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2011  Minus
2013  Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
????  The Day the Clown Cried

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