''Jacquot de Nantes'' is a 1991 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Agnès Varda. It was screened out of competition at the
1991 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is a portrait of the making of an artist; recreating the early life of Varda's husband,
Jacques Demy, in
Occupied France
The Military Administration in France (german: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; french: Occupation de la France par l'Allemagne) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zo ...
and his interest in the various crafts associated with film making, such as casting, set design, animation and lighting. The fictional sections set in wartime Nantes are matched with brief documentary interludes involving the dying Demy.
Cast
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Philippe Maron - Jacquot 1
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Edouard Joubeaud - Jacquot 2
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Laurent Monnier - Jacquot 3
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Brigitte De Villepoix - Marilou, la mere
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Daniel Dublet - Raymond, le pere
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Clément Delaroche - Yvon 1
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Rody Averty - Yvon 2
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Hélène Pors - Reine 1
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Marie-Sidonie Benoist - Reine 2
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Jérémie Bernard - Yannick 1
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Cédric Michaud - Yannick 2
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Julien Mitard - Rene 1
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Jérémie Bader - Rene 2
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Guillaume Navaud - Cousin Joel
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Fanny Lebreton - La petite refugee
References
External links
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1991 films
Films set in Nantes
1990s French-language films
1991 drama films
Films directed by Agnès Varda
Films about filmmaking
French drama films
1990s French films
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