Birthplace:Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
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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 (44 movies)
10.0
10.0
Marseille contre Marseille
1996
Director
8.0
8.0
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
2020
Director
7.7
7.7
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista
2000
Writer
6.9
6.9
La Cecilia
1976
Director
6.9
6.9
Alphaville
1965
as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
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6.8
Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire
2014
Director
6.5
6.5
Hi Mister Comolli
2023
6.5
6.5
The Carabineers
1963
as Soldier with Fish
6.4
6.4
Suzanne’s Career
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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5.1
Heat of Desire
1981
Writer
4.8
4.8
The Red Shade
1981
Writer
Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne
1969
À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
2013
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
2011
Director
Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
1967
as Self
Les deux marseillaises
1968
Director
Filmer aujourd'hui
2010
Director
La vraie vie (dans les bureaux)
1993
Director
L'affaire Sofri
2001
Director
Le Concerto de Mozart
1997
Director
Naissance d'un hôpital
1991
Director
Totò, une anthologie
1978
Director
Stray Bullets
1983
Director
En passant par le Québec : le jeune cinéma canadien
1968
Director
Pierre Perrault - L'action parlée
1968
Director
Le jeune cinéma hongrois : Miklos Jancso
1969
Director
Vivre et filmer en Hongrie
1971
Director
Chahine & Co
1992
Director
Retrato de Família
1991
Writer
Hiver 60
1983
Writer
The Ghosts of May 68
2018
Director
Un Américain en Normandie
1994
Director
Marseille entre deux tours
2016
Director
Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville
1989
Director
Pétition
1987
Director
Marseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral
1989
Director
Marseille en mars
1993
Director
La question des alliances
1997
Director
Nos deux Marseillaises
2001
Director
Rêves de France à Marseille
2003
Director
Facing the Phantoms
2009
Director
La campagne de Provence
1992
Director
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
1995
Director
L'ultima utopia: la televisione secondo Rossellini