Jean Douchet
Jean Douchet (January 19, 1929 – November 22, 2019) was a French film director, historian, film critic and teacher who began his career in the early 1950s at Gazette du Cinéma and Cahiers du cinema with members of the future French New Wave.
As a journalist Douchet wrote extensively about New Wave filmmakers, as well as such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, F. W. Murnau, Kenji Mizoguchi, Vincente Minnelli, Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Daniel Pollet. He enabled Serge Daney to begin working for Cahiers. He also acted in small roles for such directors as Godard, Rohmer, François Truffaut, Jean Eustache, Jacques Rivette, Jean Pierre Lefebvre and François Ozon. He taught at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques and his students included Ozon, Émilie Deleuze and Xavier Beauvois. He was also involved with the Cinémathèque Française and regularly hosts screenings and events. For the Cinémathèque's 2010 tribute to the then recently deceased Éric Rohmer he made the documentary Claude et Éric, an interview with Claude Chabrol about Rohmer's early days at Cahiers du cinema.
On November 22, 2019, the Cinémathèque Française announced that Jean Douchet had died at age 90.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0588 |
| Birthday | 1929-01-19 |
| Place of Birth | Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Also Known As |
2014
"Matins calmes à Séoul" par Jean Douchet
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"Matins calmes à Séoul" par Jean Douchet
2015
"Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - mars 2015
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"Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - mars 2015
2013
"Faust" par Jean Douchet
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"Faust" par Jean Douchet
2015
"Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - décembre 2015
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"Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - décembre 2015
1973
The Mother and the Whore
7.3/198
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of...
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The Mother and the Whore
1998
Sitcom
6.414/133
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's sui...
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Sitcom
1996
Don't Forget You're Going to Die
6.646/24
Benoit has his life all planned out before him. Unfortunately, he had totally forgotten to include his military service. Inevitably called into duty,...
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Don't Forget You're Going to Die
2007
Godard, Love and Poetry
7.3/3
Documentary about director Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina. In 1960, Jean-Luc Godard films for the first time Anna Karina and falls in love. His cinem...
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Godard, Love and Poetry
1993
Claude Chabrol, l'entomologiste
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Made for "Cinéma, de notre temps" series. In a peaceful residence near the Loire River, Chabrol raised his favorite characters : monsters. In this doc...
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Claude Chabrol, l'entomologiste
2006
Gardens in Autumn
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When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the privileg...
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Gardens in Autumn
2013
"Spring Breakers" par Jean Douchet
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"Spring Breakers" par Jean Douchet
1994
Éric Rohmer, preuves à l’appui
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Part of the Cinéastes de notre temps series.
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Éric Rohmer, preuves à l’appui
2018
"Pierrot le Fou" par Jean Douchet
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"Pierrot le Fou" par Jean Douchet
2012
"Viaggio in Italia" par Jean Douchet
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"Viaggio in Italia" par Jean Douchet
1959
The 400 Blows
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For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful par...
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The 400 Blows
1982
Employment Offer
5/1
A man looks for a job, ignoring the selection process of employees. Part of "Contes modernes: A propos du travail."
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Employment Offer
1960
Breathless
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A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away...
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Breathless
1974
Céline and Julie Go Boating
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Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a hau...
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Céline and Julie Go Boating
1965
Six in Paris
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Six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by six directors. St. Germain des Pres (Douchet), Gare du Nord (Rouch), Rue St. Denis (Pollet), and...
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Six in Paris
2008
Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?
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An overview of the life and work of legendary Japanese filmmaker Kijû Yoshida, a notable figure of the Japanese New Wave.
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Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?
1977
A Dirty Story
6.242/33
A group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and bec...
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A Dirty Story
2016
Elle
6.646/1993
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered...
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Elle
1999
The Spousals of God
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After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy's girlfriend through a roll of the dice.
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The Spousals of God
2017
Jean Douchet, Restless Child
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Three young cinephiles follow Jean Douchet, question his friends and former students. This documentary reveals the man and his critical philosophy, a...
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Jean Douchet, Restless Child
2008
Yoshida …or: The Explosion of the Story
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A documentary about Yoshishige (Kijû) Yoshida's creative process for his most significant film, the 1969 avantgarde tour-de-force Eros + Massacre (196...
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Yoshida …or: The Explosion of the Story
1965
Place de l'Étoile
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Éric Rohmer's short for the portmanteau film Paris vu par (Six in Paris, 1965), concerning a haberdasher and his umbrella. Convinced he has killed a m...
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Place de l'Étoile
2012
Jean Douchet analyse « Vivre sa vie » de Jean-Luc Godard au cinéma Devosge de Dijon
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Jean Douchet analyse « Vivre sa vie » de Jean-Luc Godard au cinéma Devosge de Dijon
2011
Jean Douchet analyse "Deux" de Werner Schroeter à la Cinémathèque française
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Jean Douchet analyse "Deux" de Werner Schroeter à la Cinémathèque française
2018
Claude Chabrol's Eye
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Claude Chabrol's Eye
1969
Looking Back on Boudu Saved from Drowning
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French television program discussing Jean Renoir's 1932 film "Boudu Saved from Drowning".
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Looking Back on Boudu Saved from Drowning
1992
North
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The story of a dysfunctional family in Northern France. Dad is a mean abusive drunk pharmacist, mom is addicted to pills and has incestuous desire for...
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North
2011
Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer
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Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer
1980
Cinématon n°66 : Jean Douchet
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Cinématon n°66 : Jean Douchet
2015
Cher André S. Labarthe
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Cher André S. Labarthe
1978
Cinématon
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Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 y...
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Cinématon
1981
Cocktail Morlock
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Cocktail Morlock
2014
La photo
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Five, even six, variations on a theme, commentary and interpretation of the same photograph. An exercise to tell and summarize the history of the Ciné...
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La photo
1983
A Brutal Game
6.106/33
A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret and tortured life.
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A Brutal Game
1996
God's Comedy
6.88/25
An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.
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God's Comedy
1980
Cinématon VII
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Reel 7 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.
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Cinématon VII
1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
6.288/73
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.
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Les Bonnes Femmes
2010
Sodankylä Forever
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The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by...
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Sodankylä Forever
1994
Queen Margot
7.192/420
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble...
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Queen Margot
2017
My Story Is Not Yet Written
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Jacqueline Gozlan - who left Algeria with her parents in 1961 - nostalgically retraces the history of the Algiers Cinematheque, inseparable from that...
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My Story Is Not Yet Written
2014
"The Lightship" par Jean Douchet
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"The Lightship" par Jean Douchet
1975
The Adventures of Sylvia Couski
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The ex-wife of a famous sculptor convinces her lover to remove one of his sculptures from an exhibition and replace it with a live model.
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The Adventures of Sylvia Couski
2015
"Persona" par Jean Douchet
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"Persona" par Jean Douchet
2018
"Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss" par Jean Douchet
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"Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss" par Jean Douchet
2003
Seuls sont les indomptés
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Created in 1966 by Jean-Marie Rodon and Jean-Max Causse, the Action cinemas has succeeded in establishing itself as the leading group for the distribu...
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Seuls sont les indomptés
2017
HHH par 5 : Une analyse de Jean Douchet
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HHH par 5 : Une analyse de Jean Douchet
2017
"Carlito's Way" par Jean Douchet
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"Carlito's Way" par Jean Douchet
2015
"Manhunter" par Jean Douchet
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"Manhunter" par Jean Douchet
1977
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
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A middle-aged man travels to France and is discouraged by the attitudes of the people concerning his native land until he meets and begins relationshi...
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The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
2018
"Heat" par Jean Douchet
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"Heat" par Jean Douchet
2017
"Blackhat" par Jean Douchet
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"Blackhat" par Jean Douchet
2016
"Body Double" par Jean Douchet
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"Body Double" par Jean Douchet
2006
Une histoire de la Nouvelle Vague
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What is the Nouvelle Vague ? And what does this movement represent in the history of French cinema and world cinema ? The film critic Jean Douchet, wi...
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