Alain Jessua
Age: 85 | From:
Person Details
Birthday: 1932-01-16 16:48:08
Death: 2017-11-30 16:48:08
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth:
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Alain Jessua began his career as assistant to directors like Max Ophüls, Marcel Carne, Yves Allégret and Jacques Becker, before making his unique short film, Léon la lune, which earned him the prestigious Prix Jean-Vigo award in 1957. A few years later, in 1963, his first feature film (which became "cult" among moviegoers) won two prizes in Cannes and also Venice: La Vie à l'envers, with Charles Denner and Jean Yanne in his first movie role. He then went on to direct a series of successful and critically acclaimed feature films, which he produced himself (a rare risk in the French cinema landscape). Alain Jessua is regularly honored in France and abroad. His short film Léon la lune was screened at the MOMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York a few years ago and Martin Scorsese cited La Vie à l'envers as one of the films that really made an impact on him. Jean Tulard , in his "Dictionary of Cinema", writes: "He proposes a cinema where he tackles the problems of our time and makes cries of alarm. " Alain Jessua is also the author of six novels.
Most Famous Work
Casque d'Or
(1952) Assistant Director
Lola Montès
(1955) Assistant Director Trainee
The Earrings of Madame de...
(1953) Assistant Director
Shock Treatment
(1973) Author
Armageddon
(1977) Writer
Paradise for All
(1982) Writer
Frankenstein 90
(1984) Screenplay
The Dogs
(1979) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | lui-même | |
| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1982 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| 1967 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| 1960 | Assistant Director | |
| 1956 | Director | |
| 1955 | Assistant Director Trainee | |
| 1953 | Assistant Director | |
| 1952 | Assistant Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Writer | |
| 1984 | Screenplay | |
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1979 | Writer | |
| 1977 | Writer | |
| 1973 | Author | |
| 1967 | Writer | |
| 1964 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Producer | |
| 1984 | Producer | |
| 1982 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |