FILM DIRECTOR

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

1953 - Today

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ ʒœnɛ]; born 3 September 1953) is a French filmmaker. His films combine fantasy, realism, and science fiction to create idealized realities or to give relevance to mundane situations. Jeunet debuted as a director with the acclaimed 1991 black comedy Delicatessen, collaborating with Marc Caro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Pierre Jeunet has received more than 1,461,834 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Jean-Pierre Jeunet is the 143rd most popular film director (up from 148th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,017th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Film Director.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is most famous for being the director of the movie "Amelie."

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  • 62.89

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  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ranks 143 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Demy, Volker Schlöndorff, Moustapha Akkad, D. W. Griffith, Michael Cimino, and Henri-Georges Clouzot. After him are Vsevolod Meyerhold, Max Reinhardt, Alice Guy-Blaché, Jonathan Demme, Frances Marion, and Louis Malle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ranks 38. Before him are Peter Stormare, Manuel Pellegrini, Hulk Hogan, Nigel Mansell, Ben Bernanke, and Thomas Bach. After him are James Horner, Felix Magath, Paul Allen, Andrew Wiles, Alfred Molina, and Kitarō.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ranks 993 out of 6,770. Before him are Germaine of Foix (1488), Étienne Bézout (1730), Augustin Robespierre (1763), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Laurent Blanc (1965), and Henrietta Maria of France (1609). After him are Charles Nodier (1780), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Michèle Morgan (1920), Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (1763), and Jacques Cassini (1677).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ranks 21. Before him are Marcel Carné (1906), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Claude Lelouch (1937), René Clément (1913), Jacques Demy (1931), and Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907). After him are Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Louis Malle (1932), Abel Gance (1889), Jacques Rivette (1928), Jean Vigo (1905), and Claude Lanzmann (1925).

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Filmography

Amélie
Director
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Apr 25o 20017.912 / 10
Alien Resurrection
Director
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
Nov 12o 19976.153 / 10
Delicatessen
Director
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Apr 17o 19917.314 / 10