1. Jean-Jacques Beineix's work is regarded as a prime example of the cinema du look film movement in France.
16 Facts About Jean-Jacques Beineix
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Jean-Jacques Beineix was the son of Robert Beineix, director of an insurance company, and wife Madeleine Marechal.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix was a student at both the Lycee Carnot and Lycee Condorcet in Paris.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix took the competitive entrance exam for the Paris film school Institut des hautes etudes cinematographiques, but failed it.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix began his career in 1964 as Jean Becker's assistant director on the popular French TV series Les Saintes cheries.
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In 1977, Beineix directed his first short movie, Le Chien de M Michel, which won first prize at the Trouville Festival.
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In 1980, Beineix directed his first feature film, Diva, which received four Cesars.
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In 1986, Jean-Jacques Beineix directed Betty Blue, in which Beatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade starred.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix directed Roselyne et les lions in 1989, IP5: L'ile aux pachydermes in 1992, and Mortel Transfert in 2001.
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In 1984 Jean-Jacques Beineix formed his own production company, Cargo Films, in order to retain his artistic independence.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix produces feature films and documentaries on a wide variety of themes from science to art, to women's rights and social problems.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix worked in partnership with national scientific organizations such as CNES and CNRS to produce documentaries.
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In 2008, Jean-Jacques Beineix directed a corporate film for CNRS, 2 infinities.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix had one child, daughter Frida, from his previous relationship with actress Valentina Sauca.
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In 2006, Jean-Jacques Beineix published a first volume of his autobiography, Les Chantiers de la gloire.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix died from leukaemia at his home in Paris on 13 January 2022, at the age of 75.