
Also known as: Benoit Jacquot, 班諾賈克
Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. 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, the most notable of which to American audiences are 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. His 2014 film Three Hearts competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having contact with minors.
Directing
February 5, 1947
79 years old
Paris, France
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Belle
Screenplay

Belle
Director

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self

By Heart
Voice

By Heart
Screenplay

By Heart
Director

Suzanna Andler
Director

Suzanna Andler
Screenplay

Casanova, Last Love
Director

Casanova, Last Love
Screenplay

Eva
Director

Eva
Screenplay

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
Director

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Captain Welcoming Arysum

Never Ever
Director

Massenet: Werther
Director

Gentleman Rissient
Director

Diary of a Chambermaid
Director

Diary of a Chambermaid
Writer

La Traviata - Opéra de Paris
Director

3 Hearts
Screenplay

3 Hearts
Director

Chinese Puzzle
Xavier's Dad

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director

Joan

Looking for Hortense
Kévadian

Farewell, My Queen
Writer

Farewell, My Queen
Director

Rendez-vous chez Lacan
Self

Lubitsch, le patron
Self

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)

Deep in the Woods
Director

Deep in the Woods
Screenplay

The Counterfeiters
Writer

The Counterfeiters
Director

Massenet: Werther
Director

Villa Amalia
Director

Villa Amalia
Writer

The Untouchable
Director

The Untouchable
Writer

Gaspard le bandit
Director

À tout de suite
Director

À tout de suite
Writer

Princesse Marie
Director

Princess Marie
Director

Adolphe
Director

Adolphe
Story

Tosca
Director

Sade
Director

The False Servant
Director

Keep It Quiet
Director

Keep It Quiet
Writer

Vivement dimanche
Self

The School of Flesh
Director

Par cœur
Director

Seventh Heaven
Director

Seventh Heaven
Writer

La Vie de Marianne
Director

La Vie de Marianne
Writer

A Single Girl
Director

A Single Girl
Writer

Écrire
Director

Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée
Director

The Death of the Young English Aviator
Director

Emma Zunz
Director

Emma Zunz
Writer

Cuentos de Borges
Director

Cuentos de Borges
Writer
dans la solitude des champs de coton
Director

The Disenchanted
Director

The Disenchanted
Writer

Journey to the End of the Night
Director

The Ministries of Art
Self
L'Atelier de Robert Motherwell
Director

The Beggars
Screenplay

The Beggars
Director

Burning Bush
Scenario Writer

Elvire Jouvet 40
Director
With All Hands
Director
Japon: Le Biwa
Director

Short Memory
Le secrétaire de Monsieur Mann

Une villa aux environs de New York
Director

La Toilette des pensées
Director

The Wings of the Dove
Director

La bête dans la jungle
Director

The Wings of the Dove
Screenplay

Le Navire Night
(voice)

Return to the Beloved
Screenplay

Ciné regards
Self

The Theatre of the Matters
L'ecrivain
Closet Children
Director
Closet Children
Writer

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
The Musician Killer
Director
The Musician Killer
Screenplay

India Song
Voix de la Réception (voice)

India Song
Assistant Director

Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
Director

Jacques Lacan: La Psychanalyse 1 & 2
Writer
La Sœur du cadre
The brother