Benoît Jacquot

Directing·Feb 5, 1947·Paris, France

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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.

Film	Credit
Belle2025 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera2023 · Self	Self
By Heart2022 · Voice, Director, Screenplay	Voice, Director, Screenplay
Suzanna Andler2021 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Casanova, Last Love2019 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata2018 · Director	Director
Eva2018 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017 · Captain Welcoming Arysum	Captain Welcoming Arysum
Never Ever2016 · Director	Director
Massenet: Werther2016 · Director	Director
Gentleman Rissient2016 · Director	Director
La Traviata - Opéra de Paris2015 · Director	Director
Diary of a Chambermaid2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
3 Hearts2014 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Chinese Puzzle2013 · Xavier's Dad	Xavier's Dad
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Director	Director
Joan2012 · Actor	Actor
Looking for Hortense2012 · Kévadian	Kévadian
Farewell, My Queen2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Rendez-vous chez Lacan2011 · Self	Self
Deep in the Woods2010 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Lubitsch, le patron2010 · Self	Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là2010 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Massenet: Werther2010 · Director	Director
The Counterfeiters2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Villa Amalia2009 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Untouchable2006 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Gaspard le bandit2006 · Director	Director
À tout de suite2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Princesse Marie2004 · Director	Director
Adolphe2002 · Director	Director
Tosca2001 · Director	Director
Sade2000 · Director	Director
The False Servant2000 · Director	Director
Keep It Quiet1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The School of Flesh1998 · Director	Director
Par cœur1998 · Director	Director
Seventh Heaven1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
La Vie de Marianne1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Single Girl1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Écrire1994 · Director	Director
Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée1994 · Director	Director
Emma Zunz1993 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Death of the Young English Aviator1993 · Director	Director
ddans la solitude des champs de coton1991 · Director	Director
The Disenchanted1990 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Journey to the End of the Night1990 · Director	Director
LL'Atelier de Robert Motherwell1989 · Director	Director