Alain Jessua

Director

Born: January 16, 1932
Died: November 30, 2017 (age 85)
From: Paris, France

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…

Filmography (14)

Alain Jessua, le franc-tireur du cinéma français (2021)
Self
The Story of French Fantasy Cinema (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Max Ophüls, le peintre de l'amour fatal (2013)
Self
Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de...
Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de... (2006)
Self
The Colors of the Devil (1997)
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No Harm Intended (1988)
Director
Frankenstein 90 (1984)
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Paradise for All (1982)
Director
The Dogs (1979)
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Armageddon (1977)
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Shock Treatment (1973)
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The Killing Game (1967)
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Life Upside Down (1964)
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Léon la lune (1956)
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