About
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.
Filmography
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité2020 · Director
The Ghosts of May 682018 · Director
Marseille entre deux tours2016 · Director
Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire2014 · Director
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma2011 · Director
Filmer aujourd'hui2010 · Director
Facing the Phantoms2009 · Director
L'ultima utopia: la televisione secondo Rossellini2005 · Director
Rêves de France à Marseille2003 · Director
Nos deux Marseillaises2001 · Director
L'affaire Sofri2001 · Director
Buenaventura Durruti, anarquista2000 · Writer, Director
La question des alliances1997 · Director
Le Concerto de Mozart1997 · Director
Marseille contre Marseille1996 · Director
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue1995 · Director
Un Américain en Normandie1994 · Director
Marseille en mars1993 · Director
La vraie vie (dans les bureaux)1993 · Director
La campagne de Provence1992 · Director