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:

character name as title | three word title | cinema | puppet | boy | 

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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:

Allée des Tanneurs, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Box Office

Gross USA:

$149,200

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Centre National du Cinéma et de L'image Animée (CNC), Ciné Tamaris

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jacques Demy actually wanted to direct the film himself but was too ill to do so. Agnès Varda to make it which she rushed to do before his death.

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Connections

Features Bay of Angels (1963)

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Soundtracks

Après toi je n'Aurai plus d'Amour
Music by Vincent Scotto
Lyrics by Georges Koger
Performed by Tino Rossi

User Reviews

Who was better than Agnès Varda at making this documentary?

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 and 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 ,should be remembered as Jacques Demy's hometown .Hence the title of the documentary.