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Jacques Demy

French film director (1931-1990)

6.61body-of-work score · ranked #161 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
June 5, 1931 · Pontchâteau
Died
October 27, 1990 · 14th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
screenwriter, dialogue writer, lyricist, film producer
Movement
French New Wave
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jacques Demy
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Umbrellas of CherbourgLes Parapluies de CherbourgMust-See #308

    1964 · France / West Germany · musical, romance, drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1964 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #122 · Criterion Collection spine #716

    2.214 citations
  2. 2
    A Room in TownUne chambre en ville

    1982 · France / Italy · musical, drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1982 #1 · Kehr's annual top 10 1983 #2 · Criterion Collection spine #719

    1.594 citations
  3. 3
    Lola

    1961 · France / Italy · drama, romance

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1961 #1 · Criterion Collection spine #714 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    1.384 citations
  4. 4
    The Young Girls of RochefortLes Demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 · France · musical

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #185 · Letterboxd Top 250 #140 · Criterion Collection spine #717

    0.995 citations
  5. 5
    Bay of AngelsLa Baie des Anges

    1963 · France / Monaco · drama, romance

    Criterion Collection spine #715

    0.161 citation
  6. 6
    Peau d'Âne

    1970 · France · fantasy, musical

    Criterion Collection spine #718

    0.161 citation
  7. 7
    Trois places pour le 26

    1988 · France · musical

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.