Summaries

A boy growing up in Nantes during World War II around his father's auto shop has a love for puppet shows and cinema and develops it into his own art. Jacques Demy, the artist at the end of his life, reflects on his childhood influences.

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the 1930s. His father owns an automotive garage and his mother is a hairdresser. The whole family lives happily and likes to sing and go to the movies. Jacquot is fascinated by every kind of show: theatre, cinema, puppets. He buys a camera to shoot his first amateur film... an evocation of French filmmaker Jacques Demy's childhood and avocation for the cinema and musicals.—Yepok

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • france
  • three word title
  • puppet show
  • film camera
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Biography
Release date May 14, 1991
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin France
Official sites Ciné-tamaris
Language English German French
Filming locations Allée des Tanneurs, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Production companies Canal+ Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Ciné-tamaris

Box office

Gross US & Canada $149200

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 58m
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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