Benoît Jacquot
Known for: Directing
Born: February 5, 1947
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
67 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
5.8
Belle
2025
7.2
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023
5.9
By Heart
2022
4.8
Suzanna Andler
2021
4.8
Casanova, Last Love
2019
NR
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
2018
4.4
Eva
2018
6.7
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
3.9
Never Ever
2016
NR
Massenet: Werther
2016
NR
Gentleman Rissient
2016
NR
La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
2015
5.2
Diary of a Chambermaid
2015
5.5
3 Hearts
2014
6.6
Chinese Puzzle
2013
5.0
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
5.0
Joan
2012
5.6
Looking for Hortense
2012
6.0
Farewell, My Queen
2012
5.6
Rendez-vous chez Lacan
2011
5.3
Deep in the Woods
2010
NR
Lubitsch, le patron
2010
7.2
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010
8.6
Massenet: Werther
2010
4.7
The Counterfeiters
2010
5.7
Villa Amalia
2009
6.0
The Untouchable
2006
3.3
Gaspard le bandit
2006
5.4
À tout de suite
2004
NR
Princess Marie
2004
5.5
Adolphe
2002
6.9
Tosca
2001
5.6
Sade
2000
5.7
The False Servant
2000
5.5
Keep It Quiet
1999
5.4
The School of Flesh
1998
9.0
Par cœur
1998
3.6
Vivement dimanche
1998
5.0
Seventh Heaven
1997
7.9
La Vie de Marianne
1997
5.9
A Single Girl
1995
6.5
Écrire
1994
8.0
Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
1994
8.0
Emma Zunz
1993
9.0
Cuentos de Borges
1993
6.7
The Death of the Young English Aviator
1993NR
dans la solitude des champs de coton
1991
5.3
The Disenchanted
1990
NR
Journey to the End of the Night
1990NR
L'Atelier de Robert Motherwell
1989
7.3
The Ministries of Art
1989
6.5
The Beggars
1988
8.7
Elvire Jouvet 40
1987
4.3
Burning Bush
19874.8
With All Hands
1986NR
Japon: Le Biwa
1984
9.0
Une villa aux environs de New York
1982
5.3
Short Memory
1982
NR
La Toilette des pensées
1982
5.2
The Wings of the Dove
1981
7.0
La bête dans la jungle
1981
6.3
Return to the Beloved
1979
6.6
Le Navire Night
1979
5.0
Ciné regards
1978
7.0
The Theatre of the Matters
19775.8
Closet Children
1977
7.2
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
19767.6
The Musician Killer
1976
6.3
India Song
1975
10.0
Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
19748.0
La Sœur du cadre
1973