Jean-Louis Comolli
Born: 1941-07-30 in Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
Died: 2022-05-19
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jean-Louis Comolli is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and writer, born in 1941 in Philippeville (now Skikda, Algeria). After working for Les Cahiers du Cinéma from 1962 to 1978, of which he was editor in chief from 1966 to 1971, he became a director of fiction and documentaries. Also a journalist for Jazz Magazine, he has co-written or edited several books on jazz. His multiple works and his theoretical thinking on cinema have nourished many filmmakers and documentary lovers. He died on May 19, 2022.
Filmography
2023
2018
- The Ghosts of May 68 ... (Director)
2016
- Marseille entre deux tours ... (Director)
2014
- Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire ... (Director)
2011
2010
- Filmer aujourd'hui ... (Director)
2009
- Facing the Phantoms ... (Director)
2005
- L'ultima utopia: la televisione secondo Rossellini ... (Director)
2003
- Rêves de France à Marseille ... (Director)
2001
- Nos deux Marseillaises ... (Director)
- L'affaire Sofri ... (Director)
2000
- Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista ... (Director)
1997
- Le Concerto de Mozart ... (Director)
- La question des alliances ... (Director)
1996
- Marseille contre Marseille ... (Director)
1995
- Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue ... (Director)
1994
- Un Américain en Normandie ... (Director)
1993
- La vraie vie (dans les bureaux) ... (Director)
- Marseille en mars ... (Director)
1992
- Chahine & Co ... (Director)
- La campagne de Provence ... (Director)
1991
- Retrato de Família ... (Writer)
- Naissance d'un hôpital ... (Director)
1989
- Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville ... (Director)
- Marseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral ... (Director)
1987
- Pétition ... (Director)
1983
- Stray Bullets ... (Writer)
- Hiver 60 ... (Writer)
1981
- Heat of Desire ... (Writer)
- The Red Shade ... (Writer)
1978
- Totò, une anthologie ... (Director)
1976
- La Cecilia ... (Writer)
1971
- Vivre et filmer en Hongrie ... (Director)
1969
1968
- Pierre Perrault - L'action parlée ... (Director)
- Les deux marseillaises ... (Director)
- En passant par le Québec : le jeune cinéma canadien ... (Director)
1967
- Festivals 66 Cinéma 67 as Self
1965
- Alphaville as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
1963
- The Carabineers as Soldier with Fish
- Suzanne’s Career as Party Guest (uncredited)