Jean-Jacques Annaud

French film director (born 1943)

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Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director born in 1943 who has created films across multiple genres and languages throughout his career. He is notable for bringing international perspectives to filmmaking and achieving recognition as a major figure in world cinema.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1943-10-01
Works: 9

Top works

Lang tu teng
The odyssey of the Bear
The bear
Tiger, tiger
The seven years in Tibet

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Film & TV

Directing · 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…

Known for

A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero — Self - director2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose — Self (archive footage)2022
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer — Himself2019
Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations — Self2013
Der Bernd — Self2012

Article

Jean-Jacques Annaud ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ano]; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed Black and White in Color (1976), Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Bear (1988), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Black Gold (2011), and Wolf Totem (2015).

Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, Black and White in Color (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.