Jacquot de Nantes (1991)

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother is a hairdresser. The whole family lives happily and likes to sing and to go to the movies. ... See full summary »

Director:

Agnès Varda

Writers:

Jacques Demy (memoirs), Agnès Varda

Stars:

Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Philippe Maron	...	Jacquot 1
Edouard Joubeaud	...	Jacquot 2
Laurent Monnier	...	Jacquot 3
Brigitte De Villepoix	...	Marilou, la mere
Daniel Dublet	...	Raymond, le pere
Clément Delaroche	...	Yvon 1
Rody Averty	...	Yvon 2
Hélène Pors	...	Reine 1
Marie-Sidonie Benoist	...	Reine 2
Jérémie Bernard	...	Yannick 1
Cédric Michaud	...	Yannick 2
Julien Mitard	...	Rene 1
Jérémie Bader	...	Rene 2
Guillaume Navaud	...	Cousin Joel
Fanny Lebreton	...	La petite refugiee

Storyline

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother is a hairdresser. The whole family lives happily and likes to sing and to go to the movies. Jacquot is fascinated by every kind of show (theatre, cinema, puppets). He buys a camera to shoot his first amateur film... An evocation of French cineast Jacques Demy's childhood and vocation for the cinema and the musicals.

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Plot Keywords:

cinema | boy | puppet | garage | childhood | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 June 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jacquot

Filming Locations:

Champtoceaux, Maine-et-Loire, France

Box Office

Gross:

$149,200 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Ciné Tamaris

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A tribute to Agnès Varda's husband of 33 years, Jacques Demy. The scenes of Demy's childhood were shot in the actual house that he grew up in.

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Connections

Features Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)

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Soundtracks

"Stabat Mater"
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Livia Budai

User Reviews

Who could do better than Agnes Varda?

Absolutely nobody.

After all,they were married for 33 years ,their career began at roughly the same time,with the rise of the Nouvelle Vague ;Among the -sometimes outrageously overrated - directors of that school,Varda and Demy were among the less pretentious and their best works (mainly Demy) have stood the test of time quite well.

One cannot like Demy and not watch this documentary:it was made with love,taste ans skill.Combining Demy's childhood,his hometown memories -his wildest dreams were to make shows-with the stories he transferred to the screen,Varda explores the genesis of them all,and her work is absorbing.Nantes ,"Lola" 's town ,Demy's town should be remembered as Jacques Demy's hometown .