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Jean-Jacques Annaud is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Script French born on 1 october 1943 at Juvisy-sur-Orge (France)

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud participated to 16 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 9 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Director

The Bear
The Bear (1988)
, 1h32
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Mise en scène d'un ours, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Bart l'ours, Tchéky Karyo, Frank Welker, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe
Rating76% 3.8414253.8414253.8414253.8414253.841425
In the mountainous wilds of British Columbia circa 1885, a young bear cub suffers the accidental death of his mother from a rockslide. Forced to fend for himself, the cub struggles to find food and shelter. Elsewhere in the mountains, a large male grizzly is pursued by two trophy hunters (Jack Wallace and Tcheky Karyo). Although the younger hunter attempts to kill the bear, his shot fails to take the animal down, and the wounded bear flees. Coming across the grizzly a short time later, the cub attempts to befriend him. Uninterested in the cub and distracted by his wound, the adult bear warns the young orphan away with a growl. The cub approaches again, however, and manages to soothingly lick the other bear's wound. A friendship forms between the two bears, and the grizzly takes the orphan under his wing, teaching him to fish and hunt. At night, the cub suffers from nightmares, reliving the tragic death of his mother.
Seven Years in Tibet, 2h16
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako Iwamatsu, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong
Rating71% 3.550513.550513.550513.550513.55051
Austrian mountaineers Heinrich Harrer (Pitt) and Peter Aufschnaiter (Thewlis) are part of a team attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in British India (present-day Pakistan). When World War II begins in 1939, they are arrested by British Indian authorities and imprisoned in a POW camp in Dehradun in the Himalayan foothills, in the present-day Indian state of Uttarakhand. Harrer's pregnant wife, Ingrid, sends him divorce papers from Austria.
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem (2015)
, 1h55
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about animals, Politique, Wolves in film, Political films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating65% 3.296493.296493.296493.296493.29649
En 1967, lors de la « 2e année de la Révolution culturelle », le jeune étudiant chinois Chen Zhen est envoyé pour 2 ans en Mongolie-Intérieure pour enseigner et apporter la culture à une tribu de bergers nomades. Là-bas, il capture alors un louveteau pour l’apprivoiser. Alors qu'une relation se développe entre lui et l'animal, les loups sont menacés par un officier du gouvernement qui décide par tous les moyens d’éliminer les loups de la région.
Enemy at the Gates, 2h11
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman
Rating74% 3.7494353.7494353.7494353.7494353.749435
In 1942, Vasily Zaytsev (Jude Law), a shepherd from the Ural Mountains who is now a soldier in the Red Army, finds himself on the front lines of the Battle of Stalingrad. Forced into a suicidal charge by barrier troops against the invading Germans, he uses impressive marksmanship skills—taught to him at a young age by his grandfather—to save himself and commisar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). Nikita Khrushchev (Bob Hoskins) arrives in Stalingrad to coordinate the city's defences and demands ideas to improve morale. Danilov, now a Senior Lieutenant, suggests that the people need figures to idolize and give them hope, and publishes tales of Vasily's exploits in the army's newspaper that paint him as a national hero and propaganda icon. Vasily is transferred to the sniper division, and he and Danilov become friends. They also both become romantically interested in Tania (Rachel Weisz), a citizen of Stalingrad who has become a Private in the local militia. Danilov has her transferred to an intelligence unit away from the battlefield.
The Name of the Rose, 2h11
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Witches in film, Serial killer films
Actors Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Michael Lonsdale, Valentina Vargas, Helmut Qualtinger
Rating76% 3.847183.847183.847183.847183.84718
As an old man nearing the end of his life, Adso, youngest son of the Baron of Melk recounts how, as a young novice in 1327, he accompanied his mentor, the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville to a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy. The abbey had been chosen as the site for a theological debate between the Franciscan order and the Pope on the poverty of Christ. The abbey is already home to a famed scriptorium where scribes copy, translate or illuminate books. The mysterious recent death of the monk Adelmo of Otranto - a young but famous illuminator - has stirred fears among the abbey's devout inhabitants. The Abbot seeks help from William, known for his deductive powers. The illuminator's death cannot be dismissed as a suicide because the body was found at the foot of a tower having only a window which cannot be opened. William is reluctant to involve himself, though he is persuaded not only because of the intellectual challenge, but also because of his desire to disprove fears of a demonic culprit in Adelmo's death. William is also motivated to act by his fears that the Abbot will summon officials of the inquisition if the mystery remains unsolved.
Two Brothers, 1h49
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Stéphanie Lagarde, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Moussa Maaskri
Rating70% 3.5018253.5018253.5018253.5018253.501825
Set in Cambodia during the 1920s during French colonial rule, two tigers; one male and one female, meet and mate. Months later, the tiger couple have given birth to two tiger cubs, who would one day get separated after the ancient temple where they live is disturbed by Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce), who intends to steal and sell the ancient statues at an auction in London.
Quest for Fire, 1h36
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Robert Lavoie
Rating72% 3.647553.647553.647553.647553.64755
The film begins with a raid by the apelike Wagabu tribe on the early Homo sapiens Ulam tribe, who possess fire in the form of a carefully guarded small flame which they use to start larger bonfires. Obtained from a natural source, the flame is kept in a fabricated bone satchel and must be fed constantly to keep it alive, because the Ulam don't know how to start a fire. Driven out of their home after a bloody battle with the Wagabu, the surviving Ulam escape but are chased into a marsh by a pack of wolves. The Ulam's bald-headed fire tender escapes with the tribe's remaining fire; however, while crossing a marsh, he all but douses the embers, leaving the tribe doomed to die from exposure and starvation. The Ulam elder decides to send three men, Naoh (Everett McGill), Amoukar (Ron Perlman) and Gaw (Nameer El-Kadi), on a quest to find fire.
The Lover
The Lover (1992)
, 1h55
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about virginity
Actors Tony Leung Ka-fai, Jane March, Melvil Poupaud, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Frédérique Meininger, Jeanne Moreau
Rating68% 3.402263.402263.402263.402263.40226
The primary characters are known only as the Young Girl and the Chinese Man. The daughter of bitter, fearful, poverty-stricken colonials, the girl is a pretty waif who wears an old silk dress and a fedora, and paints her lips bright red when out of her mother's sight. She and her family are French, but live in Vietnam where her mother is a schoolteacher to local children. Her weak-willed mother, violent older brother, and timid younger brother live in a rural section across the river. The girl is a loner but an excellent student, who dreams of being a writer.

Scriptwriter

Too Shy to Try, 1h30
Directed by Pierre Richard
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Jacques François, Mimi Coutelier, Catherine Lachens, Robert Dalban
Rating63% 3.1981853.1981853.1981853.1981853.198185
Pierre Renaud, receptionist in a big hotel, suffers from a crippling shyness. When he falls in love with Agnès, winner of a contest, he decides to overcome his shyness and follows Agnès during all her trip.