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Directing · Writing · 1931 to 1990

Jacques Demy

Best rated: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (7.8)

Films
14
Avg rating
6.96
Peak run
1961’69
7+ run
4 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Jacques Demy, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1961 to 1969, 7.36567819651970197519801985The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 7.8Donkey Skin 7.0Career avg 6.96

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Jacques Demy's career barcodecoolhot
196114 films1988
Current formLast 5: 6.50 vs career 6.96 (−0.46)
  1. LModel Shop1969 · 6.7−0.3
  2. WDonkey Skin1970 · 7.00.0
  3. LThe Pied Piper1972 · 6.3−0.7
  4. LA Slightly Pregnant Man1973 · 5.8−1.2
  5. LA Room in Town1982 · 6.7−0.3
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Jacques by the numbers

Average
6.96
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.03
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
28y
1961 to 1988
Total votes
81K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Worst
7.0
Donkey Skin
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1988Turning Table·310
1988Three Seats for the 26th·517
1985Parking·399
1982A Room in Town6.71,883
1979Lady Oscar·787
1973A Slightly Pregnant Man5.81,208
1972The Pied Piper6.31,077
1970Donkey Skin7.08,099
1969Model Shop6.72,461
1967The Young Girls of Rochefort posterThe Young Girls of Rochefort7.714,115
1964The Umbrellas of Cherbourg posterThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg7.835,780
1963Bay of Angels7.24,994
1962The Seven Deadly Sins·754
1961Lola7.48,638
Better together?

Jacques Demy's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Jacques Demy

4 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1969
    Music and adaptation score by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Jacques Demy
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1966
    Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Jacques Demy; English Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
    Nominated
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1966
    Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1966
    Jacques Demy
    Nominated

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