Jean-Jacques Annaud
Also Known As: Jean Jacques Annaud, 让-雅克·阿诺
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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Birthday: October 01, 1943
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Gender: Male
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Pictures of Europe
Overview: 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
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-25
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Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
Overview: A documentary about erotic obsessions by Laure Michel.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-10-12
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Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-01
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The Making of The Lover
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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A Look Through His Lens
Overview: Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-06
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The Reality Trip
Overview: Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - have shaped our perception of reality. Featuring exclusive footage of the making of Hollywood's first 3D IMAX film, 'Wings of Courage', and rare interviews with and footage of many of cinema's key pioneers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-05-17
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Der Bernd
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-07-04
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La Traversée du désir
Overview: What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle of famous people.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-03-16
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Overview: The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2010-09-10
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The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Overview: A German TV documentary that chronicles the daily rehearsals, the filming and all the behind the scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's classic "The Name of the Rose". From actors perspectives to the ideas used by the director to produce an impeccable international epic adaptation of Umberto Eco's best selling novel, the film presents the obstacles behind the creation of a production of such large scale and also the making of the many difficult scenes, most of the ones presented here are the characters' murders inside the mysterious abbey.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-10-11
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Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
Overview: A documentary on the genesis, writing, shooting and analysis of the film "The Name of the Rose".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-06-16
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La rosa dei nomi
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Photo Video Journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-06
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