Jacques Demy, French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1931)

Jacques Demy

French film director (1931–1990)

Jacques Demy was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their visual style, which drew upon diverse sources such as…