
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
July 30, 1941
Died
May 19, 2022 (age 80)
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

Film
Alphaville
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
1965

Film
Les Carabiniers
Soldier with Fish
1963

Film
Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
Self
1967

Film
Suzanne’s Career
Party Guest (uncredited)
1963

Film
Hi Mister Comolli
2023

Film
À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
2013

Film
Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne
1969

Film
Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
2020
Film
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
himself
2011
Filmography
2023FilmHi Mister Comolli2020FilmNicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité2013FilmÀ Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux2011FilmÀ voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinémaas himself1969FilmJean Renoir : Partie de campagne1967FilmFestivals 66 Cinéma 67as Self1965FilmAlphavilleas Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)1963FilmLes Carabiniersas Soldier with Fish1963FilmSuzanne’s Careeras Party Guest (uncredited)