4 Jacquot’ gives audience a childhood journey
By Malcom Miles
Staff Reporter__
Director Agnes Varda (“Cleo From
Five to Seven,” “Vagabond”) has cap
tured the spirit of childhood in her
film “Jacquot.”
“Jacquot” is the true story of the
late director Jacques Demy, Varda’s
husband, who died of leukemia in
1990. — . ^
The film traces Demy’s childhood,
showing how the events of his life led
to the films he made.
Varda uses images from Demy’s
films to highlight the connections.
She also includes footage of Demy
talking and writing about his child
hood — an activity he took up as he
began his fight with his fatal disease.
“Jacquot” highlights Demy’s will
to make films as he overcomes the.
obstacles of money, family and World
War II.
Oneof the first images in “Jacquot”
is that of Demy’s tired hand slipping
sand slowly through its fingers. The
visual metaphor could mean many
things, but what is apparent through
out the movie is a contradictory sense
of both strength and fragility.
Demy was bom in 1931 and spent
his youth in Nantes, France. Early in
life he became fascinated by puppet
shows and the cinema. Demy built
puppets and sets out of scrap card
board so he could perform in the local
park.
Dy U1C UIIIC IIC was !*■», HV nou
managed to trade some of his child
hood toys and books for a second
hand camera. He immediately began
making stop-action animation, which
he screened for his family on a kitchen
cupboard he had designed to look like
the local theater.
His father ignored young Jacques’
yearning to study film, forcing him to
go to a technical school to learn a
trade. When directorChristian-Jaques
saw one of Demy’s early films and
encouraged him, the father’s stub
bornness faded.
Demy went to Paris at age 18 and
studied for two years. There, he met
Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Philippe Maron, center, starts in “Jacquot,” which is the story of film director Jacques Demy's life. The film is directed
by Demy’s wife, Agn6s Varda. Demy died of leukemia In 1990.
his future wife, Agnes Varda.
He went on to become popular and
reached the height of his critical suc
cess with his 1964 film “The Umbrel
las of Cherbourg.” The entire dia
rrm
logue of this film is sung, which points
to the prominence of music in Demy's
childhood years.
The film is nearly perfect in its
acting, directing,editing and cinema
tography. It gives a realistic portrait
by confiising the documentary and
dramatic segments.
“Jacquot” is a fitting tribute to an
inspirational director, but it is far
more than that. This film lives up to
its billing as “a voyage into child
hood, all childhoods...”
“Jacquot” will be shown at the
Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater for
the next two weekends.
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