Benoît, Jean-Louis

(January 22, 1947, Alès, Gard, France - )

   He co-founded, with Jacques Nichet and a few other friends, the Théâtre de l'Aquarium, for which he was actor, director, and author (1985 Les Incurables). He had his first professional position in cinema as a co-screenwriter (1983 Casting, short, Arthur Joffé; 1984 La Guerre des Demoiselles, also actor, Jacques Nichet; 1985 Harem, Arthur Joffé; 1990 Alberto Express, Arthur Joffé; 1991 Le Cri du Lézard / Jeu de Mains, Jeu de Vilains, Bertrand Theubet, France / Switzerland; 1995 Le Nez au Vent, Dominique Guerrier; 1996 Un Divan à New York / USA: A Couch in New York, also co-dialogist, Chantal Akerman, USA; Les Aveux de l'Innocent, Jean-Pierre Améris; 1997 La Femme de Chambre du Titanic / La camarera del Titanic / L'immagine del desiderio / Das Zimmermadchen der Titanic / Canada and USA: The Chambermaid on the Titanic, Bigas Luna, France / Spain / Italy / Germany; 1998 Que la Lumière soit! / USA: Let There Be Light, Arthur Joffé; 1999 La Voleuse de Saint-Lubin, Claire Devers; Volavérunt / Volavérunt: La maja desnuda, Bigas Luna, Spain / France). He also co-wrote TV movies (1995 L'Homme aux Semelles de Vent / A. Rimbaud: Aventures en Abyssinie, Marc Rivière; 1998 Les Jours heureux, Luc Béraud; 2000 Vent de Colère, Michael Raeburn, France / UK; 2002 Madame Sans-Gêne, also co-adapter, Philippe de Broca; 2007 Le Pendu, Claire Devers). Other credits (as actor): 1981 Une Sale Affaire (Alain Bonnot); 1987 Les Noces barbares (Marion Hansel, Belgium / France); 1992 L.627 (Ber­trand Tavernier).

 Filmography

1981 ◘ L'Apache (short)

1985 ◘ Les Poings fermés (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

1990 ◘ Dédé (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1998 ◘ La Mort du Chinois (also screenwriter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1990 ◘ Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ L'Etau

        ◘ Le Bal (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1995 ◘ La Vie à Deux (episode "La Femme infidèle"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ La Parenthèse (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Les Fourberies de Scapin