Jacques Demy Movies

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

A writer in her fifties spends the summer in her Saint-Tropez home, tending to her garden and animals while reflecting on her past. As nature thrives...

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production...

This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it was initially made for the omnibus film THE SEVEN...

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.

An adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play of a woman lecturing her indifferent lover.

Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any...

From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped for did not happen. But, before his death in...

Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our...

While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop", an...

Behind-the scenes documentary on Jacques Demy's 'Trois places pour le 26'

Marco Mazzetti, a driving instructor, lives with his wife Irène and their young son. After a series of nauseous dizzy spells he goes to the...

Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband Jacques Demy's film The Young Girls of Rochefort.

A documentary about French film director Agnès Varda on the set of her 1977 film ONE SINGS, THE OTHER DOESN'T. It includes interviews with...

Writer / director Jacques Demy and actors Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais are interviewed on the set of 'Le peau d'ane'.

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De...

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...

A man dreams he is in a wax museum after it is closed for the night.The statues come to life and behave in mysterious ways.