Jacques Demy

Jacques Demy was born on June 5, 1931 in Pontchateau, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) and A Room in Town (1982). He was previously married to Agn��s Varda. He died on October 27, 1990 in Paris, France.




Bio:
Jacques Demy was born on June 5, 1931 in Pontchateau, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) and A Room in Town (1982). He was previously married to Agn��s Varda. He died on October 27, 1990 in Paris, France.


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After studying art and cinema, Demy worked as assistant for animator Paul Grimault and director Georges Rouquier. He was influenced as a film maker at once by the French New Wave, and by Hollywood. His best films are, consequently, hybrids of both, often concerning relationships between dreams and reality. He is best known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964... [Details Intro]