Biography
Alain Jessua began his career as assistant to directors like Max Ophüls, Marcel Carne, Yves Allégret and Jacques Becker, before making his unique short film, Léon la lune, which earned him the prestigious Prix Jean-Vigo award in 1957. A few years later, in 1963, his first feature film (which became "cult" among moviegoers) won two prizes in Cannes and also Venice: La Vie à l'envers, with Charles Denner and Jean Yanne in his first movie role. He then went on to direct a series of successful and critically acclaimed feature films, which he produced himself (a rare risk in the French cinema landscape).
Alain Jessua is regularly honored in France and abroad. His short film Léon la lune was screened at the MOMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York a few years ago and Martin Scorsese cited La Vie à l'envers as one of the films that really made an impact on him. Jean Tulard , in his "Dictionary of Cinema", writes: "He proposes a cinema where he tackles the problems of our time and makes cries of alarm. "
Alain Jessua is also the author of six novels.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 18
Director 13
self 5
Alain Jessua, le franc-tireur du cinéma français (2021)
The Story of French Fantasy Cinema (2019)
Max Ophüls, le peintre de l'amour fatal (2013)
Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de... (2006)
The Colors of the Devil (1997)
No Harm Intended (1988)
Frankenstein 90 (1984)
Paradise for All (1982)
The Dogs (1979)
Armageddon (1977)
Shock Treatment (1973)
The Killing Game (1967)
Et pourtant ils tournent (1966)
Life Upside Down (1964)
The Eighth Day (1960)
Léon la lune (1956)
Lola Montès (1955)
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1932-01-16
Deathday2017-11-30 (85 years old)
Birth NameAlain Rene Sando Jessua
Birth Place16th arrondissement of Paris, France
CitizenshipsFrance
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