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Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a French film director, photographer and sculptor. He was known for directing several erotic films, starting with ''Emmanuelle'' in 1974 and continued making movies until he retired from film-making in the 1980s.


Early life

Jaeckin was born in Vichy,
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, French State during the
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, but left with his mother and father for England. Following the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving with the
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: while with the army, he shot photographs as commissioned.


Film career

Jaeckin debuted with '' Emmanuelle'' in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, a French softcore film which began a series. In 1975 he directed '' Histoire d'O'' (English title: ''Story of O''), starring Corinne Cléry. The film met with far less acclaim than the 1954 novel on which it was based. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000. A version of '' Lady Chatterley's Lover'' (1981) followed. Featuring Kristel, Shane Briant, and Nicholas Clay. The film gained widespread publicity owing to its explicit nature, but received generally poor reviews and was only a moderate commercial success. '' The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' (original title ''Gwendoline'') was released in 1984, starring Tawny Kitaen. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed
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of John Willie and on the figure of Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the film. A 1986 article in the ''
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'' linked Jaeckin and actress Mary Louise Weller to "an upcoming French film."


Personal life and death

Jaeckin later retired from film-making. He lived in France with his wife Anne and continued to practice photography and sculpture. Jaeckin died from cancer in a hospital near his home in Saint-Malo on 6 September 2022.


Filmography


As director


Theatrical releases

*'' Emmanuelle'' (1974) *'' Story of O'' (''Histoire d'O'') (1975) *'' Spermula'' (1976) (assistant director – uncredited) *'' The French Woman'' (''Madame Claude'') (1977) *'' The Last Romantic Lover'' (''Le Dernier Amant romantique'') (1978) *'' Private Collections'' (''Collections privées'') (1979) *'' Girls'' (1980) *'' Lady Chatterley's Lover'' (''L'Amant de lady Chatterley'') (1981) *'' The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' (''Gwendoline'') (1984)


Television releases

*'' Salut champion'', episode ''Formule 1'' (1981) *'' Salut champion'', episode ''Moto story'' (1981)


As writer

*'' The Last Romantic Lover'' (''Le Dernier Amant romantique'') (1978) *'' Girls'' (1980) *'' Lady Chatterley's Lover'' (''L'Amant de lady Chatterley'') (1981) *'' The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' (''Gwendoline'') (1984)


References


External links


Galerie Anne & Just Jaeckin
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