Benoît Jacquot
Directing
Born February 5, 1947 in Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Belle
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self
By Heart
Voice
Suzanna Andler
Casanova, Last Love
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
Eva
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Captain Welcoming Arysum
Never Ever
Massenet: Werther
Gentleman Rissient
La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
Diary of a Chambermaid
3 Hearts
Chinese Puzzle
Xavier's Dad
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Joan
Looking for Hortense
Kévadian
Farewell, My Queen
Rendez-vous chez Lacan
Self
Deep in the Woods
Lubitsch, le patron
Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Massenet: Werther
The Counterfeiters
Villa Amalia
The Untouchable
Gaspard le bandit
À tout de suite
Princesse Marie
Princess Marie
Adolphe
Tosca
Sade
The False Servant
Keep It Quiet
The School of Flesh
Par cœur
Vivement dimanche
Self
Seventh Heaven
La Vie de Marianne
A Single Girl
Écrire
Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
Emma Zunz
Cuentos de Borges
The Death of the Young English Aviator
The Disenchanted
Journey to the End of the Night
The Ministries of Art
Self
The Beggars
Elvire Jouvet 40
Burning Bush
Une villa aux environs de New York
Short Memory
Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann
La Toilette des pensées
The Wings of the Dove
La bête dans la jungle
Return to the Beloved
Le Navire Night
(voice)
Ciné regards
Self
The Theatre of the Matters
L'ecrivain
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
India Song
Voix de la Réception (voice)
Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2