Alain Jessua
Alain Jessua | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1932 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 November 2017 (aged 85) Évreux, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1956–1997 |
Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017)Madame de... and Lola Montès and with Marcel Carné on Wasteland.[3] Léon la lune his first short film won the influential Prix Jean Vigo in 1957. He directed first feature film in 1963 La vie à l'envers that won Best First Film at Venice Film Festival, in 1964.
His 1967 film Best Screenplay.[4] His 1979 film The Dogs was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[5] In 1984 Alain Jessua directed Frankenstein 90, inspired by Mary Shelley's book, with Eddy Mitchell in the role of the creature.
Filmography
- Léon la lune (1956)
- La vie à l'envers (1964)
- Jeu de massacre (1967)
- Traitement de choc (1973)
- Armaguedon (1977)
- Les chiens(1979)
- Paradis pour tous (1982)
- Frankenstein 90 (1984)
- En toute innocence (1988)
- Les couleurs du diable (1997)
References
- ^ Le réalisateur Alain Jessua est mort à 85 ans (in French)
- ^ "Alain Jessua". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Alain Jessua - Cinémathèque française".
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Killing Game". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- Alain Jessua biography
- Alain Jessua at IMDb