Jean-Louis Comolli
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing35
movieThe Ghosts of May 68
2018
Director
movieFacing the Phantoms
2009
Director
movieLe Concerto de Mozart
1997
Director
movieChahine & Co
1992
Director
Marseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral
1989
Director
Pétition
1987
Director
movieStray Bullets
1983
Director
movieThe Red Shade
1981
Director
movieLa Cecilia
1976
Director
movieLes deux marseillaises
1968
Director
Acting11
movieAlphaville
1965
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
movieThe Carabineers
1963
Soldier with Fish
movieSuzanne’s Career
1963
Party Guest (uncredited)
Writing8
movieHiver 60
1983
Writer
movieStray Bullets
1983
Writer
movieThe Red Shade
1981
Writer
movieHeat of Desire
1981
Writer
movieLa Cecilia
1976
Writer