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Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel.


Life and career

After spending his adolescence in
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to study at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. After graduating, he took up a teaching post at the facility. In 1995 Martineau met Olivier Ducastel, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, '' Jeanne et le Garçon formidable'' (an
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inspired by the films of
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and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu), was released in 1998. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with gay-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three-hour-long '' Nés en 68'' starring
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and Yannick Renier.Biography at cinefil.com (in French)
/ref> Martineau currently combines film work with a lectureship at Paris X University Nanterre.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martineau, Jacques 1963 births Living people École Normale Supérieure alumni French film directors French male screenwriters French LGBTQ film directors Mass media people from Montpellier French gay writers