Directing

Jean Josipovici

Born — Died

1914-08-08 — 1992-06-25

Place of birth

Triel-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France

Known for

Directing

Credits

13 titles

Jean Josipovici (1914–1992) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed La Dame d'onze heures (1948) and La Vie en rose (1948). Josipovici's films often explored themes of romance and drama, reflecting the post-war French cinema's focus on human emotions and relationships.

Known for

Pity for the Vamps poster
10.0

Paris, 1956. Three sisters, three actresses willing to do almost anything to make it big. Their lives, their loves, their dramas. A savory satire of the world of show business and cinema in particular.

Pity for the Vamps

1956

Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again poster
5.8

Ted and his gang rob a bank and he hides the loot from his companions. They corner him and fatally wound him, but he manages to slip the map of the hidden money to his rescuer, Joe. The gang catches up with Joe, torture him and introduce him to sexy Rosy, who is to use her undeniable feminine charms on him.

Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again

1972

L'inspecteur connaît la musique poster
7.0

Harry Louis is a jazz clarinetist, obsessed by his art: he would like to match Sidney Bechet; the famous musician tries to give a piece of advice to his fan who, accidentally, kills him in a fit of anger. With the help of his mistress, Muriel, who has witnessed the scene, Harry does away with Bechet's dead body. But, during this gruesome trip, Muriel is accused of being responsible of a road accident. The insurance company sends a young man, Laurent, to investigate.

L'inspecteur connaît la musique

1956

Man, Beast and Virtue poster
6.8

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why. The man is the lover of Assunta, the mother of one of his pupils, and he discovers that she has become pregnant.

Man, Beast and Virtue

1953

Passionnelle poster
6.7

Thérèse kills her lover during the very night of her wedding to the count of Vétheul. To gain a night with her, a modest local worker agrees to bury the body.

Passionnelle

1947

Woman of Evil poster
6.9

Laurent meets Louvaine and brings her back to his island.

Woman of Evil

1947

Behind the camera

Pity for the Vamps poster
10.0

Paris, 1956. Three sisters, three actresses willing to do almost anything to make it big. Their lives, their loves, their dramas. A savory satire of the world of show business and cinema in particular.

Pity for the Vamps

1956

Pity for the Vamps poster
10.0

Paris, 1956. Three sisters, three actresses willing to do almost anything to make it big. Their lives, their loves, their dramas. A savory satire of the world of show business and cinema in particular.

Pity for the Vamps

1956

Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again poster
5.8

Ted and his gang rob a bank and he hides the loot from his companions. They corner him and fatally wound him, but he manages to slip the map of the hidden money to his rescuer, Joe. The gang catches up with Joe, torture him and introduce him to sexy Rosy, who is to use her undeniable feminine charms on him.

Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again

1972

L'inspecteur connaît la musique poster
7.0

Harry Louis is a jazz clarinetist, obsessed by his art: he would like to match Sidney Bechet; the famous musician tries to give a piece of advice to his fan who, accidentally, kills him in a fit of anger. With the help of his mistress, Muriel, who has witnessed the scene, Harry does away with Bechet's dead body. But, during this gruesome trip, Muriel is accused of being responsible of a road accident. The insurance company sends a young man, Laurent, to investigate.

L'inspecteur connaît la musique

1956

L'inspecteur connaît la musique poster
7.0

Harry Louis is a jazz clarinetist, obsessed by his art: he would like to match Sidney Bechet; the famous musician tries to give a piece of advice to his fan who, accidentally, kills him in a fit of anger. With the help of his mistress, Muriel, who has witnessed the scene, Harry does away with Bechet's dead body. But, during this gruesome trip, Muriel is accused of being responsible of a road accident. The insurance company sends a young man, Laurent, to investigate.

L'inspecteur connaît la musique

1956

Man, Beast and Virtue poster
6.8

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why. The man is the lover of Assunta, the mother of one of his pupils, and he discovers that she has become pregnant.

Man, Beast and Virtue

1953

Passionnelle poster
6.7

Thérèse kills her lover during the very night of her wedding to the count of Vétheul. To gain a night with her, a modest local worker agrees to bury the body.

Passionnelle

1947

Woman of Evil poster
6.9

Laurent meets Louvaine and brings her back to his island.

Woman of Evil

1947

Death on the Fourposter poster
5.2

A group of friends decide to spend a weekend in a castle belonging to Riccardo, a moody and hyper-sensitive young artist. The only other inhabitants of the castle are a mysterious housekeeper, Caterina, and the demented Aldo. The group are joined by two friends: Serena and a young American medium, Anthony. During a seance Anthony predicts a tragedy, then leaves the castle, shocked by his own visions. An hour later, Serena is found strangled to death in bed. The others become gradually more and more diffident and suspicious, especially when another girl is murdered...

Death on the Fourposter

1964

Death on the Fourposter poster
5.2

A group of friends decide to spend a weekend in a castle belonging to Riccardo, a moody and hyper-sensitive young artist. The only other inhabitants of the castle are a mysterious housekeeper, Caterina, and the demented Aldo. The group are joined by two friends: Serena and a young American medium, Anthony. During a seance Anthony predicts a tragedy, then leaves the castle, shocked by his own visions. An hour later, Serena is found strangled to death in bed. The others become gradually more and more diffident and suspicious, especially when another girl is murdered...

Death on the Fourposter

1964

Dorothy Looks for Love poster
8.0

To be able to win paradise, a selfish old billionaire, who has just died, must make someone happy. He will have to guide a young girl through the intricacies of love.

Dorothy Looks for Love

1945

Flesh and Desire poster
9.0

Giuseppe is accused of killing his employer Matthias who is actually in a hospital with amnesia.

Flesh and Desire

1954

Flesh and Desire poster
9.0

Giuseppe is accused of killing his employer Matthias who is actually in a hospital with amnesia.

Flesh and Desire

1954