Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a

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film director, photographer, and sculptor.

Early life

Jaeckin was born in

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during the

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, but left with his mother and father for

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. Following the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving with the

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: while with the army, he shot photographs as commissioned.

Film career

Jaeckin debuted with ''

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'' in 1974, starring

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, a French softcore film which began a series. In 1975 he directed '' Histoire d'O'' (English title: ''Story of O''), starring

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. The film met with far less acclaim than the book. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the

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until February 2000. A version of ''

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'' (1981) followed. Featuring Kristel,

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, and

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. The film gained widespread publicity owing to its explicit nature, but received generally poor reviews and was only a moderate commercial success. ''

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'' (original title ''Gwendoline'') was released in 1984, starring

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. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed

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and on the figure of

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worked as a

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for the movie. A 1986 article in the ''

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'' linked Jaeckin and actress

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to "an upcoming French film." Jaeckin later retired from making films. He lived in France with his wife Anne and continued to do photography and sculpture.

Filmography

As director

Theatrical releases

*''

'' (1974) *'' Histoire d'O'' (''The Story of O'') (1975) *''

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'' (1977) *''Le dernier amant romantique'' (English title ''The Last Romantic Lover'') (1978) *''Collections privées'' (English title ''Private Collections'') (1979) *''

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'' (1980) *''

'' (1981) *''

'' (1984)

Television releases

*''Salut champion'', episode ''Formule 1'' (1981) *''Salut champion'', episode ''Moto story'' (1981)

As writer

*''Le dernier amant romantique'' (English title ''The Last Romantic Lover'') (1978) *''Girls'' (1980) *''

'' (1981) *''

'' (1984)

References

External links

Galerie Anne & Just Jaeckin
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaeckin, Just 1940 births 2022 deaths People from Vichy French film directors