Jacques Doillon

Jacques Doillon
Jacques Doillon in 2013.
Born (1944-03-15) 15 March 1944
Paris, France
Occupation Film director
Years active 1969–present
Partner(s) Jane Birkin (1980–1991)
Children Lou Doillon Lola Doillon

Jacques Doillon (French: [dwajɔ̃]; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt, Charlotte Gainsbourg[1] and Juliette Binoche.

Doillon was born in Paris. He had a relationship with actress Jane Birkin in the 1980s, following her break-up with Serge Gainsbourg. Their daughter, Lou Doillon, was born in 1982.[2]

His 1989 film The 15 Year Old Girl was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

His 1990 film La vengeance d'une femme was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] The following year, his film Le Petit Criminel won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[5] In 1993, his film Le Jeune Werther won the Blue Angel Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[6] In 1998, his film Trop (peu) d'amour was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra. Berlin: 37. 11–22 February 1998.
  2. Jane Birkin official website Archived 2009-07-08 at the Portuguese Web Archive. Accessed 25 March 2014
  3. "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  4. "Berlinale: 1990 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  5. "Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  6. "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  7. "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.