Jean-Jacques Annaud

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Oct 01, 1943 (81 years old)

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Known For

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
1h 30m
Movie 2022

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

The actress Lola Dewaere recounts the film career and traumatic life of celebrated actor Patrick Dewaere, the father she never knew, under the watchful eye of director Alexandre Moix.

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
1h 16m
Movie 2019

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

A documentary about Tonino Delli Colli, a man of cinema and cinematography, and one of the greatest performers of the Arte della Luce and of photography in movement.

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
0h 52m
Movie 2010

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer

The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.

La Traversée du désir
1h 11m
Movie 2009

La Traversée du désir

What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle of famous people.

Photo Video Journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud
Movie 2004

Photo Video Journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire
1h 56m
Movie 2004

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

A documentary on the genesis, writing, shooting and analysis of the film "The Name of the Rose".

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3h 24m
Movie 2003

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by new interviews with performers, filmmakers, and authors/critics.

The Making of The Lover
0h 53m
Movie 1991

The Making of The Lover

Pictures of Europe
1h 30m
Movie 1990

Pictures of Europe

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven

Biography

Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne. He was educated at the technical school in Vaugirard and in 1964 graduated from the prestigious film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. He began his career by directing television advertisements in the late 1960s to early 1970s. In his first feature film, Black and White in Color from 1976, he used personal experience obtained during his own military service in Cameroon. The film won an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. His third film Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) received two Césars for best film and best director. In 1986 he directed The Name of the Rose, a film adaptation of Umberto Eco's popular novel of the same name. The film version, with a screenplay written by Andrew Birkin, won two BAFTA Film Awards and was the subject of another 14 wins & two nominations. Jean-Jacques Annaud spent four years preparing for the film, traveling throughout the United States as well as Europe, searching for the perfect cast and film set locations. He supposedly felt personally intrigued by the project, among other things because of a lifelong fascination with medieval churches and a great familiarity with Latin and Greek.[citation needed] For Seven Years in Tibet, a film adaptation of the life of Heinrich Harrer, he has received a lifelong denial of entry to China, as have starring actors Brad Pitt and David Thewlis. In 2000 he wrote and produced Running Free directed by Sergei Bodrov. He also directed the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates, detailing the exploits of Vassili Zaitsev during the Battle of Stalingrad. His latest work was filmed in the year 2006, a film known by the name His Majesty Minor, which was filmed in Benitatxell and Benigembla, basically in the district of the Marina Alta, which is located in the Valencian Community. Annaud's next project will be the film adaptation of the award-winning best-selling Chinese novel Wolf Totem.

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