Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Born
1953-09-03
Place of birth
Roanne, Loire, France
Biography
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French film director and screenwriter known for the films Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Alien: Resurrection and Amélie. Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne, Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He befriended Marc Caro, a designer and comic book artist who became his longtime collaborator and co-director. They met at an animation festival in Annecy in 1974. Together, Jeunet and Caro directed award-winning animations. Their first live action film was The Bunker of the...
Known for
The Extraordinary Voyage
Self - Filmmaker
The Bunker of the Last Gunshots
Movie
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
No Rest for Billy Brakko
Movie
Alien: Terror in Space
Self - Filmmaker
Amélie: The Real Story
Self
Riding a Train of Thoughts
Self
The Original+
Self - Guest
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
Self (archive footage)
Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Self
Temps mort autour de Caro & Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Aujourd'hui je mange avec...
Self - Guest