About
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...
Known for
Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsMovie • 2017
3 HeartsMovie • 2014
Chinese PuzzleMovie • 2013
Farewell, My QueenMovie • 2012
Diary of a ChambermaidMovie • 2015
Venice 70: Future ReloadedMovie • 2013
Casanova, Last LoveMovie • 2019
EvaMovie • 2018
BelleMovie • 2025
A Single GirlMovie • 1995
India SongMovie • 1975
The School of FleshMovie • 1998
SadeMovie • 2000
The DisenchantedMovie • 1990
Looking for HortenseMovie • 2012
Deep in the WoodsMovie • 2010
Le Navire NightMovie • 1979
Keep It QuietMovie • 1999
The CounterfeitersMovie • 2010
Villa AmaliaMovie • 2009