Jean-Louis Comolli

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1941-07-30

Deathday 2022-05-19 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]

Jean-Louis Comolli

Biography

Jean-Louis Comolli is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and writer, born in 1941 in Philippeville (now Skikda, Algeria). After working for Les Cahiers du Cinéma from 1962 to 1978, of which he was editor in chief from 1966 to 1971, he became a director of fiction and documentaries. Also a journalist for Jazz Magazine, he has co-written or edited several books on jazz. His multiple works and his theoretical thinking on cinema have nourished many filmmakers and documentary lovers. He died on May 19, 2022.

Known For

Director

2018
2010
Filmer aujourd'hui

as Director

2009
2001
2001
L'affaire Sofri

as Director

1997
1993
Marseille en mars

as Director

1993
Chahine & Co

as Director

1992
1991
1987
Pétition

as Director

1983
Stray Bullets

as Director

1981
The Red Shade

as Director

1978
1976
La Cecilia

as Director

1968

Writer

1991
1983
Hiver 60

as Writer

1983
Stray Bullets

as Writer

1981
The Red Shade

as Writer

1981
Heat of Desire

as Writer

1976
La Cecilia

as Writer