Jacques Doillon
{{short description|French film director (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Jacques Doillon (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Doillon in 2013
| name = Jacques Doillon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|3|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| partner = Jane Birkin
({{abbr|c.|cohabited}} 1980; {{abbr|sep.|separated}} 1991)
Joe Rohanne
({{abbr|c.|cohabited}} 2009; {{abbr|sep.|separated}} 2012)
| children = 5, including Lola and Lou
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| yearsactive = 1969–present
}}
Jacques Doillon ({{IPA|fr|dwajɔ̃|lang}}; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director and screenwriter. Some actresses to break through {{Clarify|dte=October 2024|date=October 2024}} are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt, Charlotte Gainsbourg{{cite journal | title = Wettbewerb/In Competition | journal = Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra | pages = 37 | location = Berlin | date = 11–22 February 1998 }} and Juliette Binoche.
Early life and education
Career
His 1989 film The 15 Year Old Girl was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1989 |title=16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989) |access-date=2013-02-24 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085017/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1989 |archive-date=2013-03-16 }}
His 1990 film La vengeance d'une femme was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1990/02_programm_1990/02_Programm_1990.html |title=Berlinale: 1990 Programme |access-date=2011-03-20 |work=berlinale.de}} The following year, his film Le Petit Criminel won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html |title=Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners |access-date=2011-03-26 |work=berlinale.de}} In 1993, his film Le Jeune Werther won the Blue Angel Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |title=Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners |access-date=2011-06-01 |work=berlinale.de}} In 1998, his film Trop (peu) d'amour was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1996/02_programm_1996/02_Programm_1996.html |title=Berlinale: 1998 Programme |access-date=2012-01-22 |work=berlinale.de}}
Personal life
He has two daughters: Lola Doillon (born 1975), whose mother is film editor Noëlle Boisson, and Lou Doillon (born 1982), from his relationship with English actress Jane Birkin in the 1980s.[http://www.janebirkin.net/uk/biography.html Jane Birkin official website] {{webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090708014058/http://www.janebirkin.net/uk/biography.html |date=2009-07-08 }}. Accessed 25 March 2014 He has three other children named Lili, Lina, and Lazare.
= Sexual abuse allegations =
In February 2024, Judith Godrèche filed a criminal complaint which accused Doillon of rape during the filming of The 15 Year Old Girl when she was 15.{{cite news |first=Melanie |last=Goodfellow |title=Judith Godrèche Files Sexual Assault Complaint Against Jacques Doillon As Anna Mouglalis & Islid Le Besco Also Accuse Director Of Harassment |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/judith-godreche-sexual-assault-jacques-doillon-anna-mouglalis-islid-le-besco-harassment-1235819413/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=8 February 2024}}{{cite news |title=Judith Godrèche accuse le réalisateur Jacques Doillon d'abus sexuels dans les années 1980 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/02/08/judith-godreche-accuse-le-realisateur-jacques-doillon-d-abus-sexuels-dans-les-annees-1980_6215398_3224.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |publisher=Le Monde |date=8 February 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68223976|title=French actress Judith Godrèche accuses directors of historical abuse|date=8 February 2024 |publisher=BBC news}} As a result of the accusation, the Tours film festival cancelled its invitation to Doillon to chair its 2024 jury.{{cite news |last1=Pierre |first1=Simon |title=Affaire Judith Godrèche : le festival de cinéma de Tours annule la venue de Jacques Doillon |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/affaire-judith-godreche-le-festival-de-cinema-de-tours-annule-la-venue-de-jacques-doillon-20240209 |access-date=10 February 2024 |publisher=Le Figaro |date=9 February 2024}} Shortly thereafter, actresses Isild Le Besco and Anna Mouglalis joined Godrèche in accusing Doillon of sexual abuse.{{cite magazine|last=Forgar|first=Ségolène|date=9 February 2024|title="Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/societe/actu/il-m-a-embrassee-de-force-anna-mouglalis-et-isild-le-besco-les-autres-accusatrices-de-jacques-doillon-20240209|magazine=Madame Figaro|language=fr|access-date=18 February 2024}} Le Besco has claimed Doillon made advances during work sessions and tried to sexually blackmail her in 2000 when he was making an effort to star in his film Carrément à l'Ouest, while Mouglalis alleged that he forcefully kissed her in the summer of 2011 when her then-partner Samuel Benchetrit was appearing Doillon's film Un enfant de toi. His upcoming film CE2 was postponed as the lead actors refused to promote the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.premiere.fr/Cinema/News-Cinema/CE2-le-film-de-Jacques-Doillon-est-finalement-reporte|title=CE2: Jacques Doillon's film is finally postponed|date=29 February 2024 |publisher=premiere}}
On July 1, 2024, Doillon, as well as Benoit Jacquot, were both questioned by police over Godrèche's rape allegation.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/judith-godreche-metoo-benoit-jacquot-jacques-doillon-1236057820/|title=French Directors Benoit Jacquot, Jacques Doillon Questioned by Police Over Rape, Sexual Assault Accusations by Judith Godreche|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|publisher=Variety|date=July 1, 2024|accessdate=July 3, 2024}} The two directors were also taken into custody by the Juvenile Protection Brigade. On July 2, Doillon was released without charge after spending forty eight hour (two days) in the jail of a Paris police station.{{Cite news |title=French police release filmmaker, prepare to charge another over alleged sexual abuse |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240702-french-police-release-filmmaker-prepare-to-charge-another-over-alleged-sexual-abuse|publisher=France 24|date=July 2, 2024|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lesoir.be/599281/article/2024-07-03/le-cineaste-benoit-jacquot-mis-en-examen-pour-viol-et-le-realisateur-jacques|title=Le cinéaste Benoît Jacquot mis en examen pour viol et le réalisateur Jacques Doillon accusé de viol par Joe Rohanne| publisher=Le Soir|date=2 July 2024|accessdate= 5 July 2024}} It was stated that Doillon had been released from prison for medical reasons.{{cite news|url=https://www-lemonde-fr.translate.goog/societe/article/2024/07/03/je-ne-veux-plus-jamais-que-tu-me-fasses-ca-trois-nouvelles-plaintes-pour-viols-et-tentative-de-viol-visent-le-realisateur-jacques-doillon_6246523_3224.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=Je ne veux plus jamais que tu me fasses ça » : trois nouvelles plaintes pour viols et tentative de viol visent le réalisateur Jacques Doillon (in French)|first1=Lorraine|last1=de Foucher|first2=Jérôme|last2=Lefilliâtre|publisher=Le Monde|date=July 3, 2024|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/metoo-france-movies-jacquot-godreche-af587b18cf58d16f35a00c7413759fc4|title=Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors|publisher=Associated Press|date=4 July 2024|accessdate=4 July 2024}}
Shortly after his release, it was revealed that since February 2024, three additional criminal complaints had been filed against Doillon. The three women who filed these complaints were identified as Joe Rohanne, Hélène M. and Aurélie Le Roc'h. Rohanne, who filed her criminal complaint in February 2024, alleged three acts of rape, assault and battery, and psychological violence which she alleged were committed against her by Dollion during their romantic relationship. Rohanne's relationship with Doillon lasted between 2009 and 2012 and resulted in them conceiving a daughter who Rohanne claimed she got pregnant with during an occasion where Doillon raped her when she was taking sleeping pills. Hélène M., who alleged she first met Dollion when she was 15 years old, claimed Dollion "sodomized" her for the first time when she was 16 years old. Hélène M., who filed her criminal complaint in March 2024, alleged that the experience was "painful and unpleasant." In her complaint, Le Roc'h, a French actress, alleged that Doillon committed "attempted rape" when she working on his film Petits Frères in 1998. According to La'Roch, Doillon tried to force her into having a sexual relationship with him. These three complaints had served as the basis for his forty-eight hour stay in police custody.
Despite no charges being brought at the time of his release, and Rohanne's case being outside the statute of limitation, the criminal investigation against Doillon would continue, with the Paris prosecutor's office reserving the right to "assess the scope and terms of the follow-up" to the criminal complaints made against him.
Filmography
=Feature films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! English title ! Original title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1973
| L'An 01 | Co-directed by Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch |
| 1974
| Les Doigts dans la tête | |
| 1975
| Un sac de billes | |
| 1979
| La Drôlesse | |
| 1979
| La Femme qui pleure | |
| 1981
| {{ill|The Prodigal Daughter (1981 film)|lt=The Prodigal Daughter|fr|La Fille prodigue}} | La Fille prodigue | |
| 1984
| La Pirate | |
| 1985
| La Tentation d'Isabelle | |
| 1985
| La Vie de famille | |
| 1986
| La Puritaine | |
| 1987
| Comedy! | Comédie ! | |
| 1988
| {{n/a}} | |
| 1989
| La Fille de 15 ans | |
| 1990
| Le Petit Criminel | |
| 1990
| La Vengeance d'une femme | |
| 1992
| Lover | Amoureuse | |
| 1993
| Le Jeune Werther | |
| 1994
| {{n/a}} | |
| 1996
| colspan="2" | Ponette | |
| 1998
| Trop (peu) d'amour | |
| 1999
| Petits Frères | |
| 2001
| {{n/a}} | |
| 2003
| colspan="2" | Raja | |
| 2008
| Le Premier venu | |
| 2010
| Le Mariage à trois | |
| 2012
| A Child of Yours | Un enfant de toi | |
| 2013
| Mes séances de lutte | |
| 2017
| colspan="2" | Rodin | |
| 2021
| CE2 | |
=Short films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1969
| Trial | rowspan="4" | Documentary |
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| La Voiture électronique |
| Vitesse oblige |
| rowspan="3" | 1971
| Tous risques |
| On ne se dit pas tout entre époux
| |
| Bol d'or
| rowspan="4" | Documentary |
| rowspan="3" | 1973
| Laissés pour compte |
| Les Demi-jours |
| Autour des filets |
| 1991
|Segment: Pour Anstraum Aman Villagran Morales, Guatémala |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1982
| L'Arbre | rowspan="2" | TV movie |
| 1983
| Monsieur Abel |
| 1985
| Mangui, onze ans peut-être | TV documentary |
| 1990
| Pour un oui ou pour un non | rowspan="2" |TV movie |
| 1993
| Un homme à la mer |
| 1995
| Un siècle d'écrivains : Nathalie Sarraute | TV documentary |
=Acting=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1979
| Jacques | |
| 1985
| She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps | {{n/a}} | |
| 1989
| Willy | |
| 2005
| A Perfect Couple | Jacques | |
| 2012
| Headfirst | Writer | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|name=Jacques Doillon|id=0230695}}
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Category:Film directors from Paris
Category:20th-century French male writers