Directing
Jean-Louis Comolli
FR, EN, IT, ES cinema · 45 credits
Born
30 July 1941
Died
19 May 2022 (aged 80)
Birthplace
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, 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.
Known for
Filmography
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
Actor, Director
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
2011
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
as himself, Director
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista
Director, Writer
Chahine & Co
Director
Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville
1989
Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville
Director, Writer
Hiver 60
Writer
Stray Bullets
Writer, Director
The Red Shade
Writer, Director
La Cecilia
Writer, Director
Alphaville
as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
The Carabineers
as Soldier with Fish
Suzanne's Career
as Party Guest (uncredited)