Alain Jessua
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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Alain Jessua, le franc-tireur du cinéma français2021 · Self | Self |
 The Story of French Fantasy Cinema2019 · Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Max Ophüls, le peintre de l'amour fatal2013 · Self | Self |
| WWorking with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de...2006 · Self | Self |
 The Colors of the Devil1997 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 No Harm Intended1988 · Producer, Director, Writer | Producer, Director, Writer |
 Frankenstein 901984 · Director, Screenplay, Producer | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
 Paradise for All1982 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 The Dogs1979 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Armageddon1977 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Shock Treatment1973 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Killing Game1967 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Life Upside Down1964 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Léon la lune1956 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |