
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.

Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
MOVIE • 2017

Chinese Puzzle
MOVIE • 2013

The Ministries of Art
MOVIE • 1989

The Theatre of the Matters
MOVIE • 1977

India Song
MOVIE • 1975

By Heart
MOVIE • 2022

Lubitsch, le patron
MOVIE • 2010

Le Navire Night
MOVIE • 1979

Short Memory
MOVIE • 1982

Looking for Hortense
MOVIE • 2012

Joan
MOVIE • 2012

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
MOVIE • 2010

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
MOVIE • 2023

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
MOVIE • 1976

Rendez-vous chez Lacan
MOVIE • 2011