Jean-Louis Comolli
Born
30 July 1941 (84)
Place of Birth
Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
Biography
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,...
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 (40)
Hi Mister Comolli
2023
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
2020
The Ghosts of May 68
2018
🎬 Director
Marseille entre deux tours
2016
🎬 Director
Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire
2014
À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
2013
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
2011
Filmer aujourd'hui
2010
🎬 Director
Facing the Phantoms
2009
🎬 DirectorL'ultima utopia: la televisione secondo Rossellini
2005
🎬 Director
Rêves de France à Marseille
2003
🎬 DirectorNos deux Marseillaises
2001
🎬 DirectorL'affaire Sofri
2001
🎬 Director
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista
2000
La question des alliances
1997
🎬 Director
Le Concerto de Mozart
1997
🎬 Director
Marseille contre Marseille
1996
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
1995
🎬 DirectorUn Américain en Normandie
1994
🎬 DirectorMarseille en mars
1993
🎬 Director
La vraie vie (dans les bureaux)
1993
🎬 DirectorLa campagne de Provence
1992
🎬 Director
Chahine & Co
1992
🎬 DirectorNaissance d'un hôpital
1991
🎬 DirectorMarseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville
1989
🎬 DirectorMarseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral
1989
🎬 DirectorPétition
1987
🎬 Director
Stray Bullets
1983
🎬 Director
The Red Shade
1981
Totò, une anthologie
1978
🎬 Director
La Cecilia
1976
Vivre et filmer en Hongrie
1971
🎬 Director
Le jeune cinéma hongrois : Miklos Jancso
1969
🎬 Director
Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne
1969
Pierre Perrault - L'action parlée
1968
🎬 Director
Les deux marseillaises
1968
🎬 DirectorEn passant par le Québec : le jeune cinéma canadien
1968
🎬 Director
Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
1967
Alphaville
1965
The Carabineers
1963