Directed credits
39
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Benoît Jacquot
Directing
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Directed movies: 39Directed series: 0All crew credits: 48
TMDB ID: 229263
IMDb ID: nm0415245
Known for: Directing
Born: February 5, 1947
Age: 79
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2025
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 5.58
Wikidata: Q818119
Also known as
Benoit Jacquot • Benuā Žako • 班諾賈克
Frequent jobs
Director (38)Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (5)Writer (3)Scenario Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Benoît Jacquot.
5.9
By Heart
Director
2022 Movie
4.8
Suzanna Andler
Director
2021 Movie
4.8
Casanova, Last Love
Director
2019 Movie
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
Director
2018 Movie
4.4
Eva
Director
2018 Movie
3.9
Never Ever
Director
2016 Movie
Massenet: Werther
Director
2016 Movie
Gentleman Rissient
Director
2016 Movie
La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
Director
2015 Movie
5.2
Diary of a Chambermaid
Director
2015 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
5.9
Farewell, My Queen
Director
2012 Movie
8.6
Massenet: Werther
Director
2010 Movie
4.7
The Counterfeiters
Director
2010 Movie
5.8
Villa Amalia
Director
2009 Movie
3.3
Gaspard le bandit
Director
2006 Movie
5.1
À tout de suite
Director
2004 Movie
8.0
Princesse Marie
Director
2004 Movie
5.3
Adolphe
Director
2002 Movie
6.4
Tosca
Director
2001 Movie
5.5
Sade
Director
2000 Movie
5.4
The False Servant
Director
2000 Movie
5.3
Keep It Quiet
Director
1999 Movie
5.3
The School of Flesh
Director
1998 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Benoît Jacquot.
6.6
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Captain Welcoming Arysum
2017 Movie
6.6
Chinese Puzzle
as Xavier's Dad
2013 Movie
6.4
India Song
Assistant Director
1975 Movie
5.9
Farewell, My Queen
Director
2012 Movie
5.5
3 Hearts
Screenplay
2014 Movie
5.2
Diary of a Chambermaid
Director
2015 Movie
4.4
Eva
Director
2018 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Benoît Jacquot.
6.6
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Captain Welcoming Arysum
2017 Movie
5.2
The Disenchanted
Writer
1990 Movie
8.6
Massenet: Werther
Director
2010 Movie
5.5
3 Hearts
Screenplay
2014 Movie
6.6
Chinese Puzzle
as Xavier's Dad
2013 Movie
5.0
Joan
2012 Movie
5.9
Farewell, My Queen
Director
2012 Movie
5.5
Sade
Director
2000 Movie
6.3
Écrire
Director
1994 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
Emma Zunz
Director
1993 Movie
4.8
Casanova, Last Love
Director
2019 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Benoît Jacquot.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Benoît Jacquot.
6.1
Belle
Screenplay
2025 Movie
5.5
3 Hearts
Screenplay
2014 Movie
5.3
Deep in the Woods
Screenplay
2010 Movie
6.0
The Untouchable
Writer
2006 Movie
5.2
The Disenchanted
Writer
1990 Movie
5.0
The Beggars
Screenplay
1988 Movie
3.7
Burning Bush
Scenario Writer
1987 Movie
6.0
Return to the Beloved
Screenplay
1979 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Benoît Jacquot.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Benoît Jacquot.
7.3
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self
2023 Movie
5.9
By Heart
as Voice
2022 Movie
6.6
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Captain Welcoming Arysum
2017 Movie
6.6
Chinese Puzzle
as Xavier's Dad
2013 Movie
5.0
Joan
2012 Movie
5.5
Looking for Hortense
as Kévadian
2012 Movie
6.7
Rendez-vous chez Lacan
as Self
2011 Movie
Lubitsch, le patron
as Self
2010 Movie
7.2
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
6.3
The Ministries of Art
as Self
1989 Movie
4.8
Short Memory
as Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann
1982 Movie
6.6
Le Navire Night
as (voice)
1979 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Benoît Jacquot.