Just Jaeckin

Just Jaeckin
Just Jaeckin in 1974 (pen portrait)
Born	(1940-08-08)8 August 1940 Vichy, French State
Died	6 September 2022(2022-09-06) (aged 82) Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, France
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, writer
Known for	Director of Emmanuelle (1974)

Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022)^[1][2] was a French film director, photographer and sculptor. He was known for directing several erotic films, starting with Emmanuelle in 1974 and continued making movies until he retired from film-making in the 1980s.

Early life

Jaeckin was born in Vichy, Allier, French State during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for England. Following the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving with the French Army: while with the army, he shot photographs as commissioned.^{[citation needed]}

Film career

Jaeckin debuted with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, a French softcore film which began a series. In 1975 he directed Histoire d'O (English title: Story of O), starring Corinne Cléry. The film met with far less acclaim than the 1954 novel on which it was based. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000.

A version of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) followed. Featuring Kristel, Shane Briant, and Nicholas Clay.^[3] The film gained widespread publicity owing to its explicit nature, but received generally poor reviews and was only a moderate commercial success.

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (original title Gwendoline) was released in 1984, starring Tawny Kitaen. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed comics of John Willie and on the figure of Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the film.

A 1986 article in the Los Angeles Times linked Jaeckin and actress Mary Louise Weller to "an upcoming French film."^[4]

Personal life and death

Jaeckin later retired from film-making. He lived in France with his wife Anne and continued to practice photography and sculpture.^[5]

Jaeckin died from cancer in a hospital near his home in Saint-Malo on 6 September 2022.^[5]

Filmography

As director

Theatrical releases

• Emmanuelle (1974)
• Story of O (Histoire d'O) (1975)
• Spermula (1976) (assistant director - uncredited)
• The French Woman (Madame Claude) (1977)
• The Last Romantic Lover (Le Dernier Amant romantique) (1978)
• Private Collections (Collections privées) (1979)
• Girls (1980)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (L'Amant de lady Chatterley) (1981)
• The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (Gwendoline) (1984)

Television releases

• Salut champion, episode Formule 1 (1981)
• Salut champion, episode Moto story (1981)

As writer

• The Last Romantic Lover (Le Dernier Amant romantique) (1978)
• Girls (1980)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (L'Amant de lady Chatterley) (1981)
• The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (Gwendoline) (1984)

References

1. Décès de Just Jaeckin, le réalisateur d'"Emmanuelle", à l'âge de 82 ans La Provence (in French)
2. Shanahan, Ed (25 September 2022). "Just Jaeckin, Whose 'Emmanuelle' Was a Scandalous Success, Dies at 82 - His first film, the story of a young woman's erotic adventures, was initially blocked by French censors but became a runaway hit". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. Variety Staff (31 December 1980). "Lady Chatterley's Lover". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
4. NANCY MILLS (10 August 1986). "SUMMER STARS". Los Angeles Times (Home 4 ed.). p. 5 – via Los Angeles Times. (Document ID: 57998634).
5. Shanahan, Ed (25 September 2022). "Just Jaeckin, Whose 'Emmanuelle' Was a Scandalous Success, Dies at 82". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

External links

• Galerie Anne & Just Jaeckin
• Just Jaeckin at IMDb
• Just Jaeckin discography at Discogs