
Directing
Jean-Louis Jorge
Born — Died
1947-01-01 — 2000-03-13
Place of birth
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Known for
Directing
Credits
9 titles
Jean-Louis Jorge (Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, 1947 – ibid., March 13, 2000) was a film director and screenwriter and television director and producer. Jean-Louis Jorge possessed an exceptional, refined, and extravagant talent whose predilection for the kitsch and transgressive places him, from a contemporary perspective, as a precursor to Almodóvar's cinema. His explosive mix of Caribbean passion, Hollywood glamour, and the histrionic flair of the French school resulted in a body of work that combines the anecdotal with the surreal. Ahead of his time, his unusual creations have acquired cult status… he is one of the most revered auteurs in his country, possessing an unusu…
Known for
9.0Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Midi Première
1975
4.4Remembers an artist in the form of a somnambulistic fantasy: A filmmaker faces increasing challenges as she tries, decades later, to complete Dominican filmmaker Jean-Louis Jorge’s unfinished work.
Holy Beasts
2019
4.2This black-and-white film explores the dividing line between the theatrical imagination and everyday reality in its story of a narcissistic silent movie actor who believes his screen image as a great lover but is in fact a confused bisexual. His girlfriend, also an actress, is also caught up in the fuzzy space between fantasy and reality but feels this as a loss and tries to do something about it.
Melodrama
1976
NRAn exploration of the magical universe of the Goddess of Love. A realm of desire, fantasy, and the power of erotic dreams.
Afrodita
1996
1.0Based on the real-life story of Crucita Yin, a woman who was accused of infidelity and child abandonment through graffiti all over Santo Domingo.
Cuando un amor se va
1998
5.3A woman who works in a night club starts having obsessive thoughts, beginning to lose her hold on reality.
Serpents of the Pirate Moon
1973
Film credits
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Behind the camera
4.2This black-and-white film explores the dividing line between the theatrical imagination and everyday reality in its story of a narcissistic silent movie actor who believes his screen image as a great lover but is in fact a confused bisexual. His girlfriend, also an actress, is also caught up in the fuzzy space between fantasy and reality but feels this as a loss and tries to do something about it.
Melodrama
1976
4.2This black-and-white film explores the dividing line between the theatrical imagination and everyday reality in its story of a narcissistic silent movie actor who believes his screen image as a great lover but is in fact a confused bisexual. His girlfriend, also an actress, is also caught up in the fuzzy space between fantasy and reality but feels this as a loss and tries to do something about it.
Melodrama
1976
NRAn exploration of the magical universe of the Goddess of Love. A realm of desire, fantasy, and the power of erotic dreams.
Afrodita
1996
1.0Based on the real-life story of Crucita Yin, a woman who was accused of infidelity and child abandonment through graffiti all over Santo Domingo.
Cuando un amor se va
1998
5.3A woman who works in a night club starts having obsessive thoughts, beginning to lose her hold on reality.
Serpents of the Pirate Moon
1973
5.3A woman who works in a night club starts having obsessive thoughts, beginning to lose her hold on reality.
Serpents of the Pirate Moon
1973
Short film by Jean-Louis Jorge.
Oh, My Crazy Aunts!
1969
