Jacques Rozier

1926-

Biography: life and films

Jacques Rozier is a French film director. He was born in Paris, France on 10 November 1926. One of the less well-known directors of the French New Wave, he was awarded the Prix Jean-Vigo for Maine Océan.

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Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Adieu Philippine (1962) [d,w]

Du côté d'Orouët (1973) [d,w]

Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue (1976) [d,w]

Frevel (1984) [w]

Maine-Océan (1986) [d,w]

Fifi Martingale (2001) [d,w]

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