Alain Jessua
Alain Jessua began his career as assistant to directors like Max Ophüls, Marcel Carne, Yves Allégret and Jacques Becker, before making his unique short film, Léon la lune, which earned him the prestigious Prix Jean-Vigo award in 1957. A few years later, in 1963, his first feature film (which became "cult" among moviegoers) won two prizes in Cannes and also Venice: La Vie à l'envers, with Charles Denner and Jean Yanne in his first movie role. He then went on to direct a series of successful and critically acclaimed feature films, which he produced himself (a rare risk in the French cinema landscape). Alain Jessua is regularly honored in France and abroad. His short film Léon la lune was screened at the MOMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York a few years ago and Martin Scorsese cited La Vie à l'envers as one of the films that really made an impact on him. Jean Tulard , in his "Dictionary of Cinema", writes: "He proposes a cinema where he tackles the problems of our time and makes cries of alarm. " Alain Jessua is also the author of six novels.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 16, 1932Deathday
November 30, 2017Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
17Place of birth
Paris, FranceCast credits
Crew credits
Life Upside Down
Director, WriterFrankenstein 90
Producer, Screenplay, DirectorShock Treatment
Director, Author, MusicLéon la lune
DirectorNo Harm Intended
Producer, Director, WriterParadise for All
Director, Writer, ProducerArmageddon
Director, WriterThe Dogs
Director, WriterThe Killing Game
Director, WriterThe Colors of the Devil
Writer, DirectorThe Eighth Day
Assistant DirectorLola Montès
Assistant Director TraineeThe Earrings of Madame de...
Assistant Director