Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, including Nathalie Granger, India Song, and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre. He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film The Musician Killer, which starred Anna Karina. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are La Désenchantée (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and A Single Girl (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen. In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. His film Farewell, My Queen opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.

Known For: Directing

Born: Paris, France, 1947-02-05

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	India Song	Voix de la Réception (voice)	64
2	1976	Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert		70
3	1977	The Theatre of the Matters	L'ecrivain	67
4	1979	Le Navire Night	(voice)	66
5	1982	Short Memory	Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann	48
6	1989	The Ministries of Art	Self	63
7	2010	Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là	Self (archive footage)	73
8	2010	Lubitsch, le patron	Self	0
9	2011	Rendez-vous chez Lacan	Self	67
10	2012	Looking for Hortense	Kévadian	56
11	2012	Joan		50
12	2013	Chinese Puzzle	Xavier's Dad	66
13	2017	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	Captain Welcoming Arysum	66
14	2022	By Heart	Voice	59
15	2023	Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera	Self	73

Benoît Jacquot

Film

Television