Alain Jessua
Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. He worked as assistant director for Jacques Becker on the set of Casque d'or, with Max Ophüls for Madame de..
Alain Jessua
- Name
- Alain Jessua
- Born
- 16 January 1932
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 30 November 2017
- Place of death
- Évreux, France
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Alain Rene Sando Jessua.
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Best Screenplay Award
- Languages
- French
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And Lola Montès and with Marcel Carné on Wasteland. Léon la lune his first short film won the influential Prix Jean Vigo in 1957. He directed first feature film in 1963 La vie à l'envers that won Best First Film at Venice Film Festival, in 1964. His 1967 film Jeu de massacre was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay. His 1979 film The Dogs was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1984, Alain Jessua directed Frankenstein 90, inspired by Mary Shelley's book, with Eddy Mitchell in the role of the creature.
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• Name — Alain Jessua • Born — 16 January 1932 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 30 November 2017 • Place of death — Évreux, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1956–1997
Filmography
Filmography
• Léon la lune (1956) • La vie à l'envers (1964) • Jeu de massacre (1967) • Traitement de choc (1973) • Armaguedon (1977) • Les chiens (1979) • Paradis pour tous (1982) • Frankenstein 90 (1984) • En toute innocence (1988) • Les couleurs du diable (1997)
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Alain Jessua is recorded as screenwriter, film producer, writer, film score composer and director. Recorded at birth as Alain Rene Sando Jessua.
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1932
Alain Jessua born at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
2017
Alain Jessua died at Évreux.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Évreux.
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- 1.Le réalisateur Alain Jessua est mort à 85 ans.
- 2.Alain Jessua - Biography.
- 3.Encyclopedia of French Film Directors. 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- 4.The New York Times. biografia d'Alain Jessua.
- 5.The New York Times. filmografia d'Alain Jessua.
- 6.TV: Alain Jessua, un director injustamente olvidado, esta semana en Filmoteca.
- 7.Alain Jessua - Awards.
- 8.Ojo al cine. 978-958-9016-59-6.
- 9.Léon la lune (1956).
- 10.Del cual dijo que se trataba de una «película totalmente artesanal, autoproducto y que, en el aspecto financiero, fue extraordinario», su venta en Francia, a Alemania y Polonia supusieron tres veces la inversión (Entrevista con Alain Jessua, palabras recogidas por Philippe Durand, La Revue du cinema, n° 239, mayo de 1970, pàg. 70
- 11.Fema La Rochelle Léon la lune, Alain Jessua.
- 12.La Vie à l'Envers.
- 13.La vie à l'envers (1964). es. 2022-05-03.
- 14.Life Upside Down (1964).
- 15.Jeu de massacre (1967). es. 2022-05-03.
- 16.The Killing Game (1966).
- 17.Shock Treatment / Island of the Damned (1972).
- 18.Tratamiento de shock (1973). es. 2022-05-03.
- 19.Armaguedon (1977).
- 20.Armaguedon, la voz del fin del mundo (1977). es. 2022-05-04.
- 21.The Dogs (1979).
- 22.The Dogs (1979) - IMDb Full Cast & Crew. en. 2022-05-04.
- 23.Paradise for All (1982).
- 24.Paradis pour tous (1982) - IMDb Full Cast & Crew. en. 2022-05-04.
- 25.¿Ha existido una historia más triste que la de Patrick Dewaere, el actor a la sombra de Gérard Depardieu?. 1134-6582.
- 26.Objetivo felicidad (1982). es. 2022-05-04.
- 27.Frankenstein 90 (1984).
- 28.El mito de Frankenstein en el cine: transmediación y ciencia ficción (Blade Runner y 2049). 10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi2.9547.
- 29.El doctor Frankenstein.
- 30.Frankenstein 90 - IMDb. 2022-05-09.
- 31.Frankenstein 90 (1984). es. 2022-05-09.
- 32.No Harm Intended (1987).
- 33.En toute innocence (1988) - IMDb. 2022-05-09.
- 34.En toute innocence: (suicide à l'amiable). 978-2-265-03782-3.
- 35.LES COULEURS DU DIABLE Film français d'Alain Jessua.
- 36.The Colors Of the Devil (1996).
- 37.Les Couleurs du diable (Alain Jessua, 1996).
- 38.Le témoin privilégié.
- 39.ALAIN JESSUA - Films & Bio - French New Wave Director.
- 40.Crèvecoeur. 978-2-7096-3927-9.
- 41.Ce sourire là. 978-2-7096-3926-2.
- 42.Bref séjour parmi les hommes. 978-2-268-05691-3.
- 43.La vie à l'envers : roman. 978-2-7561-0086-9.
- 44.Un jardin au paradis: roman. 978-2-7561-0125-5.
- 45.Petit ange. 978-2-7561-0313-6.
- 46.The New York Times. Alain Jessua, premis.
- 47.Cartelera de Cine.
- 48.Dictionnaire amoureux du cinéma. 978-2-259-20831-4.
- 49.https://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1967/1967_selection.php Consultado el 23 de Noviembre de 2020
- 50.Venice Film Festival 1964 Awards. imdb.com.
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