Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Born: October 1, 1943
in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne. He was educated at the technical school in Vaugirard and in 1964 graduated from the prestigious film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris.

He began his career by directing television advertisements in the late 1960s to early 1970s. In his first feature film, Black and White in Color from 1976, he used personal experience obtained during his own military service in Cameroon. The film won an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. His third film Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) received two Césars for best film and best director.

In 1986 he directed The Name of the Rose, a film adaptation of Umberto Eco's popular novel of the same name. The film version, with a screenplay written by Andrew Birkin, won two BAFTA Film Awards and was the subject of another 14 wins & two nominations. Jean-Jacques Annaud spent four years preparing for the film, traveling throughout the United States as well as Europe, searching for the perfect cast and film set locations. He supposedly felt personally intrigued by the project, among other things because of a lifelong fascination with medieval churches and a great familiarity with Latin and Greek.[citation needed]

For Seven Years in Tibet, a film adaptation of the life of Heinrich Harrer, he has received a lifelong denial of entry to China, as have starring actors Brad Pitt and David Thewlis.

In 2000 he wrote and produced Running Free directed by Sergei Bodrov. He also directed the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates, detailing the exploits of Vassili Zaitsev during the Battle of Stalingrad.

His latest work was filmed in the year 2006, a film known by the name His Majesty Minor, which was filmed in Benitatxell and Benigembla, basically in the district of the Marina Alta, which is located in the Valencian Community.

Annaud's next project will be the film adaptation of the award-winning best-selling Chinese novel Wolf Totem.

Movies for Jean-Jacques Annaud...

A Look Through His Lens
Title: A Look Through His Lens
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 2024
Type: Movie
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.
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Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Title: Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary about Tonino Delli Colli, a man of cinema and cinematography, and one of the greatest performers of the Arte della Luce and of photography in movement.
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Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
Title: Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A documentary about erotic obsessions by Laure Michel.
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Der Bernd
Title: Der Bernd
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 2012
Type: Movie
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Title: Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 2010
Type: Movie
The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.
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La Traversée du désir
Title: La Traversée du désir
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2009
Type: Movie
What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle of famous people.
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Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
Title: Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary on the genesis, writing, shooting and analysis of the film "The Name of the Rose".
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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The Making of The Lover
Title: The Making of The Lover
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
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Picture of Europe
Title: Picture of Europe
Character: Self
Released: April 25, 1990
Type: Movie
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven
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Title: Nulle part ailleurs
Character: Self
Released: August 31, 1987
Type: TV
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La rosa dei nomi
Title: La rosa dei nomi
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Title: The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 1986
Type: Movie
A German TV documentary that chronicles the daily rehearsals, the filming and all the behind the scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's classic "The Name of the Rose". From actors perspectives to the ideas used by the director to produce an impeccable international epic adaptation of Umberto Eco's best selling novel, the film presents the obstacles behind the creation of a production of such large scale and also the making of the many difficult scenes, most of the ones presented here are the characters' murders inside the mysterious abbey.
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Title: Deutscher Filmpreis
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: TV
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The Reality Trip
Title: The Reality Trip
Character: self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - have shaped our perception of reality. Featuring exclusive footage of the making of Hollywood's first 3D IMAX film, 'Wings of Courage', and rare interviews with and footage of many of cinema's key pioneers.