Benoît Jacquot

Directing Feb 5, 1947 (79 years old) Paris, France

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 July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.

17 Acting Credits

54 Crew Credits

Benoît Jacquot

Acting

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Chinese Puzzle

India Song

Looking for Hortense

Le Navire Night

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

By Heart

Vivement dimanche

Short Memory

The Theatre of the Matters

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

The Ministries of Art

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

Rendez-vous chez Lacan

Joan

La Sœur du cadre

Lubitsch, le patron

Crew

Farewell, My Queen

Diary of a Chambermaid

3 Hearts

Eva

India Song

A Single Girl

Casanova, Last Love

Sade

Belle

Villa Amalia

The Counterfeiters

The School of Flesh