Benoît Jacquot
French film director and screenwriter (born 1947)
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::summary French film director and screenwriter (born 1947) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Benoît Jacquot |
| image | Benoît Jacquot Césars 2013.jpg |
| caption | Jacquot in 2013 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Paris, France |
| occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| yearsactive | 1975–2024 |
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| name = Benoît Jacquot |image =Benoît Jacquot Césars 2013.jpg | caption = Jacquot in 2013 | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France | othername = | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | yearsactive = 1975–2024
Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French sexual predator, film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema.
In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.
Life and career
Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, including Nathalie Granger, India Song, and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre.
He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film The Musician Killer, which starred Anna Karina.
He has directed over forty films, including La Désenchantée (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and A Single Girl (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen.
In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera Werther conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
His film Farewell, My Queen opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. He also received the René Clair Award that year.
His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
Sexual abuse allegations and criminal charges
In January 2024, Judith Godrèche accused Jacquot of grooming her when she was 14. Following the accusations made by Godrèche, several actresses came forward with allegations against Jacquot, including Julia Roy, Vahina Giocante and Isild Le Besco. In February 2024, Godrèche filed an official police complaint against Jacquot accusing him of "rapes with violence of a minor less than 15 years old".
On 1 July 2024, he was questioned along with Jacques Doillon over sexual abuse of Godrèche. The two directors would also be taken into custody by the Juvenile Protection Brigade. On 3 July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape.
Prior to the charge, Jacquot was also placed under formal investigation for claims of raping and sexually assaulting Roy between 1998 and 2000 and Le Besco in 2013. Le Besco filed a complaint over alleged rape during her own relationship with Jacquot that also started when she was underage, while Roy accused Jacquot of sexually assaulting her in a "context of violence and moral constraint which lasted several years."
Filmography
Film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Musician Killer | |||
| 1977 | Closet Children | |||
| 1979 | Return to the Beloved | |||
| 1981 | The Wings of the Dove | |||
| 1986 | Corps et Biens | |||
| 1987 | Buisson ardent | |||
| 1988 | The Beggars | |||
| 1988 | Le Voyage au bout de la nuit | Medium-length film (also as cinematographer) | ||
| 1990 | La Désenchantée | |||
| 1994 | 3000 scénarios contre un virus | Omnibus film | ||
| 1995 | A Single Girl | |||
| 1997 | Seventh Heaven | |||
| 1998 | The School of Flesh | |||
| 1999 | No Scandal | |||
| 2000 | False Servant | |||
| 2000 | Sade | |||
| 2001 | Tosca | |||
| 2002 | Adolphe | |||
| 2004 | Right Now | |||
| 2006 | The Untouchable | |||
| 2009 | Villa Amalia | |||
| 2010 | Deep in the Woods | |||
| 2012 | Farewell, My Queen | |||
| 2014 | Three Hearts | |||
| 2015 | Diary of a Chambermaid | |||
| 2016 | Never Ever | |||
| 2018 | Eva | |||
| 2019 | Casanova, Last Love | |||
| 2021 | Suzanna Andler | |||
| 2022 | Par coeurs | |||
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Short film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Atelier jardin | ||
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | ||
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Documentary film
- Par cœur (1998)
- Gentleman Rissient (2016)
Documentary short
- The Death of the Young English Aviator (1993) (Also editor)
- Écrire (1993)
TV series ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cuentos de Borges | |||
| 1996 | Un siècle d'écrivains | Documentary series (episode "J. D. Salinger") | ||
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TV movies ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Psychanalyse | Documentary film | ||
| 1982 | Une villa aux environs de New York | |||
| 1988 | The Beast of the Jungle | |||
| 1988 | Elvire Jouvet 40 | |||
| 1989 | Alfred Deller: portrait d'une voix | |||
| 1990 | Dans la solitude des champs de coton | |||
| 1995 | La Place Royale | |||
| 1995 | La Vie de Marianne | |||
| 2004 | Princesse Marie | |||
| 2007 | Gaspard le bandit | |||
| 2010 | Werther | |||
| 2010 | The Counterfeiters | |||
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As actor
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | La Sœur du cadre | Short film | |
| 1975 | India Song | Voice | |
| 1997 | Le Théâtre des matières | The writer | |
| 1979 | Le Navire Night | Voice | |
| 1979 | Short Memory | Monsieur Mann's secretary | |
| 2012 | Bad Girl | The director | |
| 2012 | Looking for Hortense | Kevadian | |
| 2012 | Jeanne | Short film | |
| 2013 | Chinese Puzzle | Monsieur Rousseau | |
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Awards and nominations
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References
References
- Breeden, Auralein. (July 3, 2024). "French Director Benoît Jacquot is Charged with Rape". New York Times.
- (4 July 2024). "Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors". Associated Press.
- Clarke Fountain. (2012). "NY Times.com: The Musician Killer". [[The New York Times]].
- (20 January 2024). "'What happened to me mustn't happen to the next generation: Judith Godrèche on grooming and France's #MeToo". the guardian..
- (5 January 2012). "Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival". BBC.
- "Benoît Jacquot's Les Adieux à la reine to Open the 62nd Berlinale". Berlin Film Festival.
- (24 July 2014). "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline Hollywood.
- (8 February 2024). "French actress Judith Godrèche accuses directors of historical abuse". [[BBC News]].
- "Judith Godrèche tells Benoît Jacquot: I was 15 — it was wrong". [[The Times]].
- (10 January 2024). "Why the French are still reluctant to get on board with #MeToo". [[The Daily Telegraph.
- (8 February 2024). "Under the guise of cinema, director Benoît Jacquot set up a predatory system". [[Le Monde]].
- (7 February 2024). "French Actress Judith Godrèche Makes Official Rape Complaint Against Director Benoît Jacquot: Reports".
- Keslassy, Elsa. (July 1, 2024). "French Directors Benoit Jacquot, Jacques Doillon Questioned by Police Over Rape, Sexual Assault Accusations by Judith Godreche". Variety.
- (July 3, 2024). "French film director Benoît Jacquot placed under formal investigation for rape". France 24.
- (July 3, 2024). "French film director Jacquot charged with rape". Le Monde.
- (July 4, 2024). "France film director Jacquot charged with raping two actors". France 24.
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