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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975* 6.0
Le Grand Échiquier1972* 8.0
Ciné regards1978* 5.0
Femme Fatale2002* 6.2
Dead Tired1994* 6.0
Mr. X2014* 6.1
Morceaux de Cannes2021* 2.0
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione2014* NR
The Legend of the Ugly King2017* 7.0
100 Films and a Funeral2007* 7.3
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life2017* 5.2
Thanks for Coming2026* NR
A Day in the Life of French Cinema2002* 7.0
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture2016* 7.5
Kiarostami at Work2023* NR
Deauville et le rêve américain2020* NR
Citizen B2025* 6.0
Gilles Jacob
DirectingBorn 22 Jun 1930 · age 96Paris, France
Gilles Jacob (born 22 June 1930) is a French film critic and essayist, who served as president of the Cannes Film Festival between 2001 and 2014.
Born in Paris, the son of an entrepreneur, Jacob studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate. At 17 years old he co-founded a short-lived cinema magazine, Raccords. He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications, including Cinéma, Les Nouvelles littéraires and L'Express.
In 1976 he was named deputy delegate general of the Cannes Film Festival, before becoming delegate general in 1978, a…
Known For & Filmography
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975* 6.0Le Grand Échiquier1972* 8.0Ciné regards1978* 5.0Femme Fatale2002* 6.2Dead Tired1994* 6.0Mr. X2014* 6.1Morceaux de Cannes2021* 2.0Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione2014* NRThe Legend of the Ugly King2017* 7.0100 Films and a Funeral2007* 7.3Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life2017* 5.2Thanks for Coming2026* NRA Day in the Life of French Cinema2002* 7.0Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture2016* 7.5Kiarostami at Work2023* NRDeauville et le rêve américain2020* NRCitizen B2025* 6.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.