Jean-Louis Comolli
Directing
Born July 30, 1941 in Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
Jean-Louis Comolli is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and writer, born in 1941 in Philippeville (now Skikda, Algeria). After working for Les Cahiers du Cinéma from 1962 to 1978, of which he was editor in chief from 1966 to 1971, he became a director of fiction and documentaries. Also a journalist for Jazz Magazine, he has co-written or edited several books on jazz. His multiple works and his theoretical thinking on cinema have nourished many filmmakers and documentary lovers. He died on May 19, 2022.
Filmography
Hi Mister Comolli
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
The Ghosts of May 68
Marseille entre deux tours
Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire
À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
Facing the Phantoms
Rêves de France à Marseille
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista
Le Concerto de Mozart
Marseille contre Marseille
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
Chahine & Co
Retrato de Família
Hiver 60
Stray Bullets
The Red Shade
Heat of Desire
La Cecilia
Vivre et filmer en Hongrie
Le jeune cinéma hongrois : Miklos Jancso
Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne
Les deux marseillaises
Alphaville
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
The Carabineers
Soldier with Fish
Suzanne’s Career
Party Guest (uncredited)