Jean-Loup Passek

Jean-Loup Passek
Born	29 July 1936 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Died	4 December 2016(2016-12-04) (aged 80) Paris, France
Alma mater	University of Paris
Occupation	Film critic

Jean-Loup Passek (29 July 1936 – 4 December 2016) was a French film critic. He was the director of cinematic collections at the

, and the author of several books about cinema.

Early life

Jean-Loup Passek was born on 29 July 1936 in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris.^[1] He was of Slavic descent.^[1] He inherited the merry-go-round in the Jardin du Luxembourg.^[1]

Passek graduated from the University of Paris, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and geography.^[1]

Career

Passek began his career as a poet.^[1]

Passek was the editor of all articles on geography in

Passek worked on the La Rochelle International Film Festival from 1977 onwards.[4] Under his leadership, the film festival focused on comparing films rather than ranking them through competition.^[5] A year later, in 1978, he worked on the Cannes Film Festival, where he launched the Caméra d'Or with Gilles Jacob.^[4]

Passek established the

Museu de Cinema de Melgaço Jean Loup Passek in Melgaço, Portugal.^[6]

Death

Passek died on 4 December 2016.[1]^[4] He was 80 years old.^[1][4]

Works

Poetry

• Passek, Jean-Loup (1960). Ecoliers buissonniers. Paris: Pierre-Jean Oswald.
• Passek, Jean-Loup (1969). Pouvoir du cri. Paris: Pierre-Jean Oswald.
  OCLC 2431768
  .

Film criticism

• Passek, Jean-Loup (1969). Soixante quinze ans de cinéma. Paris: Fernand Nathan.
  OCLC 217148629
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1978). Vingt ans de cinéma allemand, 1913-1933 : catalogue. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 5487789
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1979). Joris Ivens : cinquante ans de cinéma. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 5946701
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1979). Le cinéma danois. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 6486767
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1981). Le cinéma russe et soviétique. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 8765654
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1982). Le cinéma portugais. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 9280981
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1983). Le cinéma indien. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 10696565
  .
• Quiquemelle, Marie-Claire; Passek, Jean-Loup, eds. (1985). Le Cinéma chinois. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 11965661
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup (1986). Dictionnaire du cinéma. Paris: Larousse.
  OCLC 14214168
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup, ed. (1988). D'un cinéma l'autre : notes sur le cinéma français des années cinquante. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 19327256
  .
• Passek, Jean-Loup; Zaoralová, Eva, eds. (1996). Le cinéma tchèque et slovaque. Paris: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.
  OCLC 415079480
  .

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Paranagua, Paulo A. (December 9, 2016). "Le cinéphile Jean-Loup Passek est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. ^ ^{a b} Dufreigne, Jean-Pierre (November 2, 1995). "Jean-Loup Passek, le cinéphile glouton". L'Express. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Jean-Loup Passek". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Péron, Didier (December 7, 2016). "JEAN-LOUP PASSEK, MORT D'UN CINÉPHILE". Libération. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
5. JSTOR 24276006
   .
6. ^ "Museu de Cinema de Melgaço Jean Loup Passek". Visit Portugal. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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