Jean-Marie Straub
Directing•Born January 8, 1933•Died November 20, 2022 (age 89)•Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Biography
Jean-Marie Straub (8 January 1933, Metz – 20 November 2022) and Danièle Huillet (1 May 1936, Paris – 9 October 2006, Cholet) were a duo of filmmakers who made two dozen films between 1963 and 2006. Their films are noted for their rigorous, intellectually stimulating style and radical, communist politics. Though both were French, they worked mostly in Germany and Italy. From the Clouds to the Resistance (1979) and Sicilia! (1999) are among the duo’s best regarded works. Description above from the Wikipedia article Straub–Huillet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Bambi
1948•TV Series•
9.0
Cinématon
1978•Movie•
4.9
Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene
1973•Movie•
5.7
Othon
1971•Movie•
5.7
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
1983•Movie•
6.4
A Visit to the Louvre
2004•Movie•
6.3
Jackals and Arabs
2011•Movie•
5.1
Communists
2014•Movie•
4.5
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayJanuary 8, 1933
Day of DeathNovember 20, 2022
Place of BirthMetz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
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