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Jacques Demy
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Director, Screenwriter Born: June 5, 1931 in Pont-Château, France Death: October 27, 1990 in Paris, France Biography:Though a contemporary of such Nouvelle Vague filmmakers as Chabrol, Godard and Truffaut, "Jacques Demy" eschewed their tendency towards heavy, realistic dramas centered the ills of the contemporary world. His best loved films were romantic, lyrical and fairytale like, but always imbued with dark undercurrents of psychological realism. Like other New Wave directors, Demy was passionate about cinema, particularly Hollywood musicals, which he paid specific tribute to in "Les Desmoiselles de Rochefort". In the early '50s, Demy assisted animator "Paul Grimault" and documentarist "Georges Rouquier". He began directing shorts in the mid '50s with "Le Sabotier Du Val De Loire" and Le Bel Indifférent. Demy made his feature debut in 1961 with the popular romance "Lola". Dedicated to "Max Ophuls" and his film "Lola Montes", Demy's first film is still considered by many to be his finest. Demy topped that... Full Biography
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