Jean-Jacques Beineix

Directing

Born October 8, 1946 — Died January 13, 2022

From Paris, France

Also known as Жан-Жак Бенекс

Biography

French director Jean-Jacques Beineix is best-known for making two of the most provocative films of the 1980s; Diva (1982) and 37.2 le matin (Betty Blue, 1986). Dark, haunting, and filled with substantial helpings of violence and/or sex, both films were great successes in France, winning a number of ...