Jacques Demy (June 5, 1931 - October 27, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave. His films are well known for their sumptuous look, drawing on Hollywood musicals, fairy tales, jazz, and opera.
Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'Or
Known For
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(1964)
Director
The Young Girls of Rochefort
(1967)
Director
Donkey Skin
(1970)
Director
Lola
(1961)
Director
Bay of Angels
(1963)
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
(1962)
Director
Lady Oscar
(1979)
Director
Model Shop
(1969)
Director
A Slightly Pregnant Man
(1973)
Director
The Pied Piper
(1972)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
La Ballerine
(1944)
Director
Le Pont de Mauves
(1944)
Director
Attaque nocturne
(1948)
Director
Dead Horizons
(1951)
Director
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
(1956)
Director
The Wedding in Monaco
(1956)
Assistant Director
Le Bel Indifférent
(1958)
Director
Musée Grévin
(1958)
Director
La Mère et l'Enfant
(1958)
Director
Ars
(1960)
Director
Lola
(1961)
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
(1962)
Director
La luxure
(1962)
Director
Bay of Angels
(1963)
Director
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(1964)
Director
The Young Girls of Rochefort
(1967)
Director
Model Shop
(1969)
Director
Donkey Skin
(1970)
Director
The Pied Piper
(1972)
Director
A Slightly Pregnant Man
(1973)
Director
Lady Oscar
(1979)
Director
Break of Day
(1980)
Director
A Room in Town
(1982)
Director
Parking
(1985)
Director
Three Seats for the 26th
(1988)
Director
Turning Table
(1988)
Director
Acting
Dead Horizons
(1951)
Young man
Le Bel Indifférent
(1958)
(voice)
The 400 Blows
(1959)
Policeman (uncredited)
Ars
(1960)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Paris Belongs to Us
(1961)
Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
(1964)
Self
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(1964)
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
The Birth of Children of Paradise
(1967)
Self
Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda
(1977)
Self
Jacquot
(1991)
Jacques Demy (uncredited)
The Young Girls Turn 25
(1993)
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy
(1995)
Self (archive footage)
The Widows of Noirmoutier
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Souvenirs and Evocations
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Sodankylä Forever
(2010)
Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
(2018)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
(2021)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Viva Varda!
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
La Ballerine
(1944)
Writer
Le Pont de Mauves
(1944)
Writer
Attaque nocturne
(1948)
Writer
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
(1956)
Screenplay
Ars
(1960)
Writer
Lola
(1961)
Screenplay
La luxure
(1962)
Screenplay
The Seven Deadly Sins
(1962)
Screenplay
Bay of Angels
(1963)
Screenplay
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(1964)
Scenario Writer, Dialogue, Writer, Screenplay, and Lyricist
The Young Girls of Rochefort
(1967)
Writer and Lyricist
Model Shop
(1969)
Writer
Donkey Skin
(1970)
Screenplay and Lyricist
The Pied Piper
(1972)
Writer
A Slightly Pregnant Man
(1973)
Writer
Lady Oscar
(1979)
Screenplay and Adaptation
Break of Day
(1980)
Screenplay
A Room in Town
(1982)
Screenplay
Parking
(1985)
Screenplay
Turning Table
(1988)
Writer
Three Seats for the 26th
(1988)
Writer
Jacquot
(1991)
Author
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
(2015)
Author
Visual Effects
Sound
Production