Jean-Louis Comolli
Directing Born Jul 30, 1941 Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria] 9 credits
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, 2022.
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Full filmography
- Alphaville (1965) as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
- The Carabineers (1963) as Soldier with Fish
- Suzanne’s Career (1963) as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Hi Mister Comolli (2023)
- Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne (1969)
- Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité (2020)
- À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma (2011) as himself
- Festivals 66 Cinéma 67 (1967) as Self
- À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux (2013)