Alain Jessua

Instruktør, Forfatter, Producer, Komponist

16. januar 1932 — 30. november 2017 (85 år)
Alain Jessua began his career as assistant to directors like Max Ophüls, Marcel Carne, Yves Allégret and Jacques Becker, before making his unique short film, Léon la lune, which earned him the prestigious Prix Jean-Vigo award in 1957. A few years later, in 1963, his first feature film (which became "cult" among moviegoers) won two prizes in Cannes and also Venice: La Vie à l'envers, with Charles Denner and Jean Yanne in his first movie role. He then went on to direct a series of successful and critically acclaimed feature films, which he produced himself (a rare risk in the French cinema landscape).

Alain Jessua is regularly honored in France and abroad. His short film Léon la lune was screened at the MOMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York a few years ago and Martin Scorsese cited La Vie à l'envers as one of the films that really made an impact on him. Jean Tulard , in his "Dictionary of Cinema", writes: "He proposes a cinema where he tackles the problems of our time and makes cries of alarm. "

Alain Jessua is also the author of six novels.

Kendt for

  • Madame's juveler
    Madame's juveler1953
  • Lola Montès
    Lola Montès1955
  • Chokbehandling
    Chokbehandling1973
  • Armaguedon
    Armaguedon1977
  • Livet på vrangen
    Livet på vrangen1964
  • The Dogs
    The Dogs1979
  • Paradis pour tous
    Paradis pour tous1982
  • Helte dør aldrig
    Helte dør aldrig1967
  • Frankenstein 90
    Frankenstein 901984
  • En toute innocence
    En toute innocence1988
  • The Colors of the Devil
    The Colors of the Devil1997
  • The Eighth Day
    The Eighth Day1960

Filmografi

1973
Shock Treatment · as Production Assistant
1960
The Eighth Day · as Assistant Director
1955
Lola Montès · as Assistant Director Trainee
1953
The Earrings of Madame De... · as Assistant Director