Jacques Doillon (; 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,

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Judith Godrèche Judith Godrèche (born 23 March 1972) is a French actress and author. She has appeared in more than 30 films. Early life Godrèche was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Her father is a psychoanalyst, and her mother a child therapist. He ...

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Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress and dancer. She has appeared in more than sixty feature films and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Silver Bear, ...

. Doillon was born in

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. He has two daughters: Lola Doillon (born 1975), whose mother is film editor

Noëlle Boisson Noëlle Boisson (born 1 December 1944) is a French film editor. She was Academy Award-nominated in 1989 for '' The Bear'', and she has won the César Award for Best Editing in 1991 for ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', and ''Two Brothers'' in 2005. She is ...

, and

Lou Doillon Lou Doillon (born 4 September 1982) is a French-English singer, actress and model. Personal life Doillon is the daughter of French writer/director Jacques Doillon and English actress/singer Jane Birkin. She has six brothers and sisters: K ...

(born 1982), from his relationship with English actress

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, Order of British Empire, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She als ...

in the 1980s.Jane Birkin official website
. Accessed 25 March 2014 He has three other children named Lili, Lina, and Lazare. His 1989 film ''

The 15 Year Old Girl ''The 15 Year Old Girl'' (french: La Fille de 15 ans) is a 1989 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. The plot is about a teenage girl falling in love with father of her boyfriend. It was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film ...

'' was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1990 film '' La vengeance d'une femme'' was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, his film ''

Le Petit Criminel ''The Little Gangster'' (french: Le Petit Criminel) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 ...

'' won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. In 1993, his film ''

Le Jeune Werther ''Le Jeune Werther'' is a 1993 French drama film directed and written by Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; 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 fa ...

'' won the Blue Angel Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1998, his film '' Trop (peu) d'amour'' was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography

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'' (1969 documentary short) * '' Vitesse oblige'' (1970 documentary short) * '' La Voiture électronique'' (1970 documentary short) * '' Tous risques'' (1971 documentary short) * '' On ne se dit pas tout entre époux'' (1971 short) * ''

Bol d'or The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders. History The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...

'' (1971 documentary short) * ''

The Year 01 The Year 01 (french: L'An 01) is a French comedy film, directed by Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch released in 1973. It is based on the eponymous comic strip by Gébé and has gained cult film status. Synopsis The film narrates a ...

'' (1973) - cast in

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe '' Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gé ...

, Patrice Leconte... * '' Autour des filets'' (1973 short) * '' Les Demi-jours'' (1973 documentary short) * '' Laissés pour compte'' (1973 documentary short) * '' Touched in the Head'' (1974) * '' A Bag of Marbles'' (1975) * '' La Drôlesse'' (1979) * '' The Crying Woman'' (1979) * '' La Fille prodigue'' (1981) - starring

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

* '' L'Arbre'' (1982 TV movie) - starring Jeanne Moreau * '' Monsieur Abel'' (1983 TV movie) * ''

La Pirate ''The Pirate'' (french: La Pirate) is a 1984 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered in the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Plot summary Cast * Jane Birkin as Alma * Maruschka Detmers as Carole * Philippe Léotard as n° 5 * ...

'' (1984) - starring

Maruschka Detmers Maruschka Detmers (born 16 December 1962, Schoonebeek) is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager after finishing school, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard' ...

Andrew Birkin Andrew Timothy Birkin (born 9 December 1945) is an English screenwriter and director. He was born the only son of Lieutenant-Commander David Birkin and his wife, actress Judy Campbell. One of his sisters is the actress and singer Jane Birkin. ...

Laure Marsac Laure Marsac (born 18 February 1970) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1984. Filmography References External links * Actresses from Paris 1970 births Living people French film actresses Most P ...

* '' La tentation d'Isabelle'' (1985) -

Jacques Bonnaffé Jacques Bonnaffé (born 22 June 1958) is a French actor and stage director. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1980. Debut Jacques Bonnaffé was formed at the Lille Conservatory after his high school years in Douai (North) where he ...

* '' Mangui, onze ans peut-être'' (1985 TV documentary) * '' La Vie de famille'' (1985) - starring

Sami Frey Sami Frey (born Samuel Frei; 13 October 1937) is a French actor of Iranian Jewish descent. Among the films he starred in are '' En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1993), in which he portrays French poet and playwright Antonin Artaud, and '' Bande ...

Juliet Berto Juliet Berto (16 January 1947 – 10 January 1990), born Annie Jamet, was a French actress, director and screenwriter. A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky, she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's ''Two or Three ...

* ''

La Puritaine ''The Prude'' (french: La Puritaine) is a 1986 French-Belgian drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the main competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Michel Piccoli: Pierre *Sabine Azéma: Ariane * ...

'' (1986) -

Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...

* '' Comédie !'' (1987) - starring

and

Alain Souchon Alain Souchon (; born Alain Édouard Kienast ; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. Profile Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother ...

* '' L'Amoureuse'' (1988) -

Agnès Jaoui Agnès Jaoui (born 19 October 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, film director and singer. She frequently worked in collaboration with her former partner Jean-Pierre Bacri. Life and career Jaoui was born in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, and is ...

Eva Ionesco Eva Ionesco (born 18 July 1965) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Romanian-French photographer Irina Ionesco and came to international prominence as a child model after being featured in her mother's wo ...

Dominic Gould Dominic Gould (born 19 September 1964) is a French and American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, United States. Filmography Film * '' Jeux d'artifices'' (1987) - Stan * '' Hôtel de France'' (1987) - Manu's Friend * ''Monsieur (1990) - Mo ...

* '' Pour un oui ou pour un non'' (1990 TV movie) -

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

and

André Dussollier André Dussollier (born 17 February 1946) is a French actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fi ...

* '' La fille de quinze ans'' (1989) - with

Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...

* ''

Le Petit criminel ''The Little Gangster'' (french: Le Petit Criminel) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 ...

'' (1990) - starring

Richard Anconina Richard Anconina (; born 28 January 1953) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983, and for Best Actor in 1989. Filmography *1977 : ''Comment se faire réformer'' directed by Philippe Clair *1978 : ''Les Réfo ...

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* '' La vengeance d'une femme'' (1990) -

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

and Béatrice Dalle * ''

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'' (1991) - segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagran Morales, Guatémala" * ''

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'' (1992) starring

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* '' L'Homme à la mer'' (1993 TV movie) starring

Jacques Higelin Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early life Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian de ...

Marie Gillain Marie Gillain O.M.W. (born 18 June 1975) is a Belgian actress. In 1996 Gillain received the Prix Romy Schneider. She is single and has two daughters, Dune (born in 2004, with musician Martin Gamet) and Vega (born in 2009, with French-Italian a ...

* ''

'' (1993) * '' Du fond du cœur'' (1994) starring

Benoît Régent Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor. He was born in Nantes. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured aneurysm in Zürich, Switzerland. Partial filmography *'' Femme intégrale'' (1980) - Jacques *'' La ...

Anne Brochet Anne Brochet (born 22 November 1966) is a French actress. Career Brochet has appeared in films such as ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le temps des porte-plumes'', ''30 ans'', '' Une journée de merde!'' and ''Tous les matins du monde''. She has also ...

* ''

Un siècle d'écrivains ''Un siècle d'écrivains'' ("a century of writers") was a French series of television documentary films aired on France 3 between 1995 and 2001. A total of 257 documentaries were made, each focusing on a writer active during the 20th century. The ...

'' (TV series documentary) - segment ''

Nathalie Sarraute Nathalie Sarraute (; born Natalia Ilinichna Tcherniak ( rus, Ната́лья Ильи́нична Черня́к); – 19 October 1999) was a French writer and lawyer. Personal life Sarraute was born in Ivanovo-Voznesensk (now Ivanovo), 300&n ...

'' (1995) * ''

Ponette ''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette ( Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...

'' (1996) starring

Victoire Thivisol Victoire Thivisol (born 6 July 1991) is a French film actress. She first gained acclaim for her role as a child coping with her mother's death in the 1996 film ''Ponette'', becoming the youngest actress to win the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award ...

Marie Trintignant Marie Trintignant (; 21 January 1962 – 1 August 2003) was a French film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 movies during the span of her 36-year career. Her family was deeply involved in France's film industry, as her father was an acto ...

* '' Trop (peu) d'amour'' (1998) starring

Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Biograph ...

* '' Petits frères'' (1999) * ''

Carrément à l'Ouest ''Carrément à l'Ouest'' is a 2001 French comedy drama directed and written by Jacques Doillon. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Cast *Lou Doillon as Fred *Caroline Ducey Caroline Ducey (b ...

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2003) starring

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...

* '' Le premier venu'' (2008) * '' Le Mariage à trois'' (2010) * '' Mes séances de lutte'' (2013) * ''

Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doillon, Jacques 1944 births Living people Film directors from Paris Birkin family