Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

  • Born: 1941-7-13
  • Birthplace: Paris France
  • Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: France
  • Representative Works: The Chorus, Le peuple migrateur, Oceans
  • Jacques Perrin (Jacques Perrin), born in Paris, France on July 13, 1941, is a French actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
    In 1960, he starred in the comedy " RagaZZa con la valigia, La ", and from then on he made his mark in the film industry [1]  . In 1965, he served as the producer of the thriller " Z ", which won the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Picture. In 1966, he won the Volpi Cup-Best Actor at the 31st Venice Film Festival with the feature film "Half Man". In 1970, he served as the producer of the feature film " Z ". In 1973, he served as the producer of the political film " State of Siege " [2]  . In 1976, starred in the war film " The Desert of the Tartars " [3]  . In 1979, he served as the producer of the feature film " Les adoptés ". In 1985, starred in the thriller " Parole de flic ". In 1988, starred in the drama " Nuovo cinema Paradiso " [4]  . In 1990, he served as the producer of the feature film " Hors la vie ". In 1996, with the documentary " Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe " won the 22nd French Caesar Award Best Producer. In 1999, he produced the feature film " The Himalayas ".
    In 2001, directed the documentary " Le peuple migrateur ". In 2004, he served as the producer of the musical " The Chorus ", which won the 17th European Film Awards-Best Picture [5]  . In 2008, he served as the producer of the feature film " Faubourg 36 " [6]  . In 2011, directed the documentary " Oceans ", which won the 36th French Caesars Award for Best Documentary [7]  . In 2015, directed the documentary " Les saisons " [8]  . In 2016, he served as the producer of the documentary " Voyage of Time ".

    Early Experience

    Jacques Perrin grew up in the theater. When he was a child, he often listened to the beautiful verses read by his mother. He likes to watch theaters, and the passionate and imaginative performances on the theater stage deeply attracted him. After World War II, he was sent to a boarding school, and he also began to try to perform on stage.
    In 1946, he played a role that did not appear in the cast in the romance film "Night Gate". This was his first time on the screen. In 1956, the official stage performance began   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1960, he co-starred with CC in the comedy " RagaZZa con la valigia, La " directed by Valerio Zurlini , and has since made his mark in the film industry   . In 1961, he was admitted to the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Paris and received professional training in drama performance   .
    In 1965, as a producer, he assisted Costa-Gavras in shooting the thriller " Z ", which won the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Picture.
    In 1966, he starred in the feature film "Half Man" and won the Volpi Cup-Best Actor at the 31st Venice Film Festival   . In 1967, he co-starred in the musical " Liu Mei Hua Jiao " directed by Jacques Demy with Catherine Deneuve and François Dolle .
    In 1970, he served as the producer of the feature film " Z ", which was based on a real case in Greece in 1963; in the same year, he partnered with Catherine Deneuve in the musical " Princess Donkey Skin ". In 1973, he was the producer of the political film " State of Siege ", which was directed by Costa-Gavras  .
    In 1975, he produced the thriller "Special Court"   . In 1976, he co-starred in the war film " The Desert of the Tartars " with Philippe Noiret ; in the same year, he was the producer of the  feature film " Black and White in Colour ". In 1979, he served as the producer of the feature film "Les adoptés". In 1985, co-starred in the thriller " Parole de flic " with Alain Delon .
    In 1988, he co-starred in the feature film " Nuovo cinema Paradiso " directed by Giuseppe Tornatore with Philippe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio . In 1989, he served as the producer of the documentary "Monkey Group". In 1990, he was the producer of the feature film " Hors la vie ", which was adapted from the real hostage experience of a journalist. 
    In 1996, he served as the producer of the documentary " Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe ", which uses a special microscopic camera to show people the world of insects in the forest and under the grass, magnified countless times. With this film, he won the first prize. The best producer of the 22nd French Caesar Awards. In 1999, he produced the feature film " The Himalayas " featuring the indigenous caravans of the Nepalese plateau. The film tells the story of a village in The Himalayas mountainous area. It is related to "Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe" and "Le peuple migrateur". It is also called the "Trilogy of Heaven, Earth and Human"   .
    In 2001, he starred in the thriller " Le Pacte des loups " based on real- life events  ; in the same year, he co-directed the documentary " Le peuple migrateur " with Jacques Cruod , which lasted 4 years and was filmed by more than 600 people. More than 50 countries and regions around the world used a group of pilots and two scientific expeditions. Most of the shots were taken from aerial photography. They were nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 75th Academy Awards, and Best Documentary at the 15th European Film Awards. Nominate   .
    In 2004, he served as the producer of the musical " The Chorus ", which was co-starred by Gérard Jugnot and Didier Flamand , won the 17th European Film Awards-Best Film, and the 58th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Film Award -Nominated for Best Non-English Film   . In 2008, he was the producer of the feature film " Faubourg 36 ", which was co-starred by Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Richard  .
    In 2011, he co-directed the documentary " Oceans " with Jacques Cruod , which won the 36th French Caesars Award for Best Documentary   . On August 8, CCTV Records held an appointment ceremony in Beijing and hired Jacques Perrin as its honorary international consultant. He was the first honorary international consultant hired by CCTV Records since its launch on January 1, 2011   .
    In 2015, he co-directed the documentary " Les saisons " with Jacques Cruod . The film was narrated in Chinese by Huang Xiaoming and Wenli Jiang . It tells the story of the 20,000 -year primitive world of the earth, between the real life of animals and the natural habitat imagined by humans. Different stories   . In 2016, he served as the producer of the documentary " Voyage of Time ", which was directed by Terrence Malick and co-narrated by Catherine Elise Blanchett and Brad Pitt .

    Personal Life

    Jacques Perrin's father was a stage manager of a theater, and his mother was an actor   .

    Character Evaluation

    Jacques Perrin has a pair of pale blonde curly hair and a pair of charming eyes. He is not restricted by any precepts or rules, nor does he stop in the face of any non-technical difficulties. He can never be framed by a model, because his work will constantly surpass the model and surpass himself   ( ).
    In the documentary "Les saisons", Jacques Perrin continued his harmonious view of nature, turning his attention to ground animals that are more closely related to humans. Through the animal perspective, he showed the beautiful changing of the four seasons, the clean and atmospheric pictures, and the shocking use of the lens, completely subverting the stereotype of human beings about nature, making everything appear fresh, vivid and full of interest. There is a delicate lens language in the film. Jacques Perrin tells the moving stories of the animals' lives and mourning, and the love of the animals, focusing on the unique perspective of the depth of time, making the film "embed" with many interesting details . His ingenious shooting technique and extraordinary patience make him show his talents in this field of nature . 
    Extended Reading

    The Young Girls of Rochefort quotes

    • Delphine: Did he have a camera?

      Solange: No.

      Delphine: Then how did you know he was an American?

    • Simon Dame: [singing] How very sad it was the night she fled the scene, she didn't want the name of Madame Guillotine. She had this silly fear that if she went to bed, she'd suddenly wake up one day without her head