Benoit Jacquot

Nationality:
French
Birthdate:
02/05/1947
Birthplace:
Paris, France
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biography
A French director who rose through the production ranks and even has acted and written songs, Benoit Jacquot is known for a flashy style and for investigating the innate impulses of human beings in his films. He began working in features in the late 1960s as an assistant director, often associated with Marguerite Duras, with whom he collaborated on such films as "Sweet Hunters" (1969) and "India Song" (1975). By 1975, he had directed his first feature, "L'Asassin Musicien", but real notice did not come until "Corps et biens/With All Hands" (1986), about a man (Lambert Wilson) who remarries Continued
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1965 
Began career as a stagiere on "Angelique et le Roy" directed by Bernard Borderie
 
Early work included as an assistant director, particularly associated with director Marguerite Duras
1975 
Wrote and directed first feature film, "L'Assassin Musicien"
1977 
Played small role in film "Le Theatre des matieres"
1979 
Wrote songs for "Le Navire"
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