Jean-Daniel Pollet

Jean-Daniel Pollet

Known for

Directing

Born

June 20, 1936

Birthplace

La Madeleine, France

Died

September 9, 2004 (aged 68)

Biography

Jean-Daniel Pollet (1936–2004) was a French film director and screenwriter who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was associated with two approaches to filmmaking: comedies which blended burlesque and melancholic elements, and poetic films based on texts by writers such as the French poet Francis Ponge.

Best known work

Méditerranée
Méditerranée
1963
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965
The Horla
The Horla
1966
The Order
The Order
1973
The Acrobat
The Acrobat
1976
Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
1971
Bassae
Bassae
1964
As Long as You Get Drunk...
As Long as You Get Drunk...
1958
Gala
Gala
1961
Imagine Robinson Crusoe
Imagine Robinson Crusoe
1968

Filmography

  1. 2016

    Parle-moi encore
  2. 2006

    Day After Day

    as Himself, Writer, Director, Cinematography

  3. 2001

    Those Facing Us

    Writer, Director

  4. 1994

    Dieu sait quoi

    Writer, Director

  5. 1991

    Three Days in Greece

    Writer, Director

  6. 1990

  7. 1990

    Contretemps

    Director

  8. 1990

  9. 1986

  10. 1978

    Pour mémoire

    Director, Director of Photography

  11. 1976

    The Acrobat

    Producer, Writer, Director

  12. 1975

    The Others

    as Adam, Producer

  13. 1973

    The Order

    Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Editor

  14. 1971

    Le Maître du temps

    Screenplay, Director

  15. 1971

    The Blood

    Director, Writer, Executive Producer

  16. 1971

    Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad

    Director, Writer

  17. 1971

    César

    Director

  18. 1968

  19. 1968

    Strange Game

    Director

  20. 1967

  21. 1966

    The Horla

    Director, Screenplay

  22. 1966

  23. 1966

  24. 1966

  25. 1965

    Six in Paris

    Director, Editor, Writer

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