Jacques Demy
Film director
1931 – 1990
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Who was Jacques Demy?
Jacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François Truffaut, drawing on musicals, fairytales and the golden age of Hollywood.
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- Born
- Jun 5, 1931
Pontchâteau - Also known as
- Jacques
- Jacques Louis R M Demy
- Jacquot
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Agnès Varda
(1962 - 1990/10/27)
- Agnès Varda
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 27, 1990
Paris - Resting place
- Montparnasse Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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