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Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Deceased

When Did Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69
GenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn15/03/1920Born inParis, FranceDied06/10/1989 (aged 69)Died inCannesWikidataQ118488 ↗TMDb#130034 ↗

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, along with André Bazin and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. The magazine was initially edited by Doniol-Valcroze between 1951–1957. As critic, he championed numerous filmmakers including Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Nicholas Ray. In 1955, then 23-year-old François Truffaut made a short film in Doniol-Valcroze's apartment, Une Visite.

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Filmography12 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010Les variations DielmanMovie2nd Caller (archive footage)90
1984Le Bon PlaisirMovieMaître Groset64
1979Memoirs of a French WhoreMoviePolice Inspector59
1977The Apprentice HeelMovieL'adjoint au maire Forelon57
1977Emmanuelle 3MovieMichel Cordier57
1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesMovie2nd Caller56
1975Playing with FireMovieCommissioner Laurent55
1969Political PortraitsMovieHimself49
1967Le Beatnik et le minetMovie—47
1962And Satan Calls the TurnsMovieÉric42
1956Fool’s MateMovieJean36
1950OrpheusMovieYoung Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)30