Actor

Jean-Louis Comolli

Directing

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 28Series: 0Crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 548814

IMDb ID: nm0173916

Known for: Directing

Born: July 30, 1941

Died: May 19, 2022

Age: 80

Place of birth: Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2023

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 6.61

Wikidata: Q446583

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Director (14)Writer (7)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Jean-Louis Comolli.