Benoît Jacquot
Directing
Born: February 5, 1947 (age 79) · Paris, France
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
Chinese Puzzle
2013
Farewell, My Queen
2012
Diary of a Chambermaid
2015
3 Hearts
2014
Eva
2018
India Song
1975
Looking for Hortense
2012
A Single Girl
1995
Casanova, Last Love
2019
Sade
2000
Belle
2025
Photos (3)
Movies (10)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Captain Welcoming Arysum
Chinese Puzzle
Xavier's Dad
By Heart
Voice
India Song
Voix de la Réception (voice)
Le Navire Night
(voice)
Joan
2012
Looking for Hortense
Kévadian
The Theatre of the Matters
L'ecrivain
Short Memory
Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
1976
Self / Appearances (7)
Ciné regards
Self · 2 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Rendez-vous chez Lacan
Self
Lubitsch, le patron
Self
The Ministries of Art
Self
Directing (47)
La Vie de Marianne
Director
Cuentos de Borges
Director
Massenet: Werther
Director
3 Hearts
Director
Casanova, Last Love
Director
Farewell, My Queen
Director
Diary of a Chambermaid
Director
Princess Marie
Director
By Heart
Director
The Disenchanted
Director
Sade
Director
A Single Girl
Director
Belle
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
Suzanna Andler
Director
Eva
Director
India Song
Assistant Director
The School of Flesh
Director
The Untouchable
Director
The False Servant
Director
Emma Zunz
Director
Deep in the Woods
Director
Seventh Heaven
Director
Never Ever
Director
Gentleman Rissient
Director
Adolphe
Director
Villa Amalia
Director
The Wings of the Dove
Director
Keep It Quiet
Director
The Beggars
Director
The Counterfeiters
Director
À tout de suite
Director
Tosca
Director
Journey to the End of the Night
Director
La bête dans la jungle
Director
Massenet: Werther
Director
Par cœur
Director
Gaspard le bandit
Director
Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
Director
Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
Director
Elvire Jouvet 40
Director
Écrire
Director
La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
Director
La Toilette des pensées
Director
Une villa aux environs de New York
Director
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
Director
The Death of the Young English Aviator
Director
Writing (26)
La Vie de Marianne
Writer
Cuentos de Borges
Writer
3 Hearts
Screenplay
Casanova, Last Love
Screenplay
Farewell, My Queen
Writer
Diary of a Chambermaid
Writer
By Heart
Screenplay
The Disenchanted
Writer
A Single Girl
Writer
Belle
Screenplay
Suzanna Andler
Screenplay
Eva
Screenplay
The Untouchable
Writer
Emma Zunz
Writer
Deep in the Woods
Screenplay
Seventh Heaven
Writer
Adolphe
Story
Villa Amalia
Writer
Return to the Beloved
Screenplay
The Wings of the Dove
Screenplay
Keep It Quiet
Writer
The Beggars
Screenplay
The Counterfeiters
Writer
À tout de suite
Writer
Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
Writer
Burning Bush
Scenario Writer