Jean-Louis Comolli

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Jean-Louis Comolli

Directing July 30, 1941

Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]

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,…

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Alphaville

Alphaville

6.9 1965 Movie
Ciné regards

Ciné regards

5.0 1978 TV Show
Suzanne’s Career

Suzanne’s Career

6.5 1963 Movie
The Carabineers

The Carabineers

6.5 1963 Movie
Heat of Desire

Heat of Desire

5.5 1981 Movie
Pour le plaisir

Pour le plaisir

1964 TV Show
The Red Shade

The Red Shade

5.3 1981 Movie
La Cecilia

La Cecilia

7.1 1976 Movie
Hiver 60

Hiver 60

7.0 1983 Movie
Retrato de Família

Retrato de Família

9.0 1991 Movie
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista

Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista

8.1 2000 Movie
Hi Mister Comolli

Hi Mister Comolli

6.5 2023 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Hi Mister Comolli

    Movie

  2. 2020
    Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité

    Movie

  3. 2018
    The Ghosts of May 68

    Movie Director

  4. 2016
    Marseille entre deux tours

    Movie Director

  5. 2014
    Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire

    Movie Director

  6. 2013
    À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux

    Movie

  7. 2011
    À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma

    Movie himself

  8. 2010
    Filmer aujourd'hui

    Movie Director

  9. 2009
    Facing the Phantoms

    Movie Director

  10. 2005
    L'ultima utopia: la televisione secondo Rossellini

    Movie Director

  11. 2003
    Rêves de France à Marseille

    Movie Director

  12. 2001
    Nos deux Marseillaises

    Movie Director

  13. 2001
    L'affaire Sofri

    Movie Director

  14. 2000
    Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista

    Movie Director

  15. 1997
    La question des alliances

    Movie Director

  16. 1997
    Le Concerto de Mozart

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1996
    Marseille contre Marseille

    Movie Director

  2. 1995
    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue

    Movie Director

  3. 1994
    Un Américain en Normandie

    Movie Director

  4. 1993
    La vraie vie (dans les bureaux)

    Movie Director

  5. 1993
    Marseille en mars

    Movie Director

  6. 1992
    La campagne de Provence

    Movie Director

  7. 1992
    Chahine & Co

    Movie Director

  8. 1991
    Retrato de Família

    Movie Writer

  9. 1991
    Naissance d'un hôpital

    Movie Director

  10. 1989
    Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville

    Movie Director

  11. 1989
    Marseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral

    Movie Director

  12. 1987
    Pétition

    Movie Director

  13. 1983
    Hiver 60

    Movie Writer

  14. 1983
    Stray Bullets

    Movie Writer

  15. 1981
    The Red Shade

    Movie Writer

  16. 1981
    Heat of Desire

    Movie Writer

  17. 1978
    Totò, une anthologie

    Movie Director

  18. 1978
    Ciné regards

    TV show Self

  19. 1976
    La Cecilia

    Movie Writer

  20. 1971
    Vivre et filmer en Hongrie

    Movie Director

  21. 1969
    Le jeune cinéma hongrois : Miklos Jancso

    Movie Director

  22. 1969
    Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne

    Movie

  23. 1968
    Pierre Perrault - L'action parlée

    Movie Director

  24. 1968
    Les deux marseillaises

    Movie Director