Jean-Jacques Languepin

Jean-Jacques Languepin

Birth : 1924-11-12, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Death : 1994-04-07

History

Jean-Jacques Languepin, born in Paris on November 12, 1924 and died on April 7, 1994, is a French director. Coming from the Louis Lumière school in Paris, Jean-Jacques Languepin trained in directing while filming "Karakorum" (1937) by Marcel Ichac. Following this experience, he will make films far from neocolonial and nationalist themes, such as "Terre de Glace" (1948) and "Groenland: Twenty thousand leagues on the ice" (1952), under the leadership of the explorer Paul-Emile Vittoria. . Through his films, "he tries to be an actor in countries undergoing reconstruction, at the end of the Second World War". His cinema aims to be both curious and benevolent towards the outside world, in the manner of the English director John Noël. His role as a cameraman is noteworthy in the film "A L'Assaut De L'Himalaya", where close-ups and wide shots of mountainous landscapes alternate. The ascent is recounted in his book "Himalaya, Cruel Passion" (1955) which includes a testamentary poem by Roger Duplat, a mountaineer who disappeared during the expedition. He was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1964. Jean-Jacques Languepin also held various positions: president of the film research and essays group, director of studies at IDHEC, external relations at La Fémis.

Profile

Jean-Jacques Languepin

Movies

Snows of Grenoble
Director
A documentary covering the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France.
Refuges
Producer
Le Capitaine H
Writer
Le Capitaine H
Director
Rêves de Neige
Writer
Rêves de Neige
Director
Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel
Director
Greenland
Director
Filmic record of the French polar expeditions headed by Paul-Emile Victor to Greenland in 1948-1951.
Himalayan Epic
Account of the French expedition to the Himalayan peak of Nanda Devi in 1951; includes shots of the relief expedition led by Sherpa Tensing and some Hindu ceremonies.
Himalayan Epic
Director
Account of the French expedition to the Himalayan peak of Nanda Devi in 1951; includes shots of the relief expedition led by Sherpa Tensing and some Hindu ceremonies.