Biography
French director Jean-Jacques Beineix is best-known for making two of the most provocative films of the 1980s; Diva (1982) and 37.2 le matin (Betty Blue, 1986). Dark, haunting, and filled with substantial helpings of violence and/or sex, both films were great successes in France, winning a number of awards and a degree of cinematic immortality for their director. The director's screen work during the 1990s was sporadic, and he concentrated much of his energy on such offscreen projects as his presidency of the ARP (an association for writers, directors, and producers) and his efforts to protect European film from North American cultural hegemony. He breathed his last on Januray 14, 2022.
Directed 21
2010s
- 2013
Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
Director
- 2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Co-Director
2000s
- 2002
Loft Paradoxe
Director
- 2001
Mortal Transfer
Director
1990s
- 1997
Locked-In Syndrome
Director
- 1996
Place Clichy sans complexe
Director
- 1994
Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
Director
- 1993
The King of Ads, Part 2
Director
- 1992
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Director
1980s
- 1988
Roselyne and the Lions
Director
- 1986
- 1983
The Moon in the Gutter
Director
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
French Postcards
First Assistant Director
- 1977
Mr. Michel's Dog
Director
- 1976
- 1975
The Wild Goose Chase
Assistant Director
- 1974
By the Blood of Others
Assistant Director
- 1973
Défense de savoir
Second Assistant Director
A Full Day's Work
First Assistant Director
- 1972
And Hope to Die
Second Assistant Director
Produced 9
2010s
- 2013
Les Gaulois au-delà du mythe
Producer
- 2011
Minus
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2006
Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre
Producer
1990s
- 1997
Locked-In Syndrome
Producer
- 1996
Place Clichy sans complexe
Producer
- 1994
Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
Producer
- 1992
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Producer
1980s
- 1988
Roselyne and the Lions
Producer
- 1986
Wrote 7
2000s
- 2001
Mortal Transfer
Screenplay
1990s
- 1992
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Roselyne and the Lions
Screenplay
- 1986
- 1983
The Moon in the Gutter
Screenplay
- 1981
1970s
- 1977
Mr. Michel's Dog
Writer
Appearances10
2020s
- 2026
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
Self (archive) - filmmaker
- 2025
From Darkness to Light
Self
2010s
- 2016
Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau
Self
The Clown
Self
- 2013
Blue Notes and Bungalows
Self
2000s
- 2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
1990s
- 1990
Pictures of Europe
Self
1980s
- 1987
