Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Born
1 October 1943 (age 82)
Place of birth
Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Known for
Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997) and Wolf Totem (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including four César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, Black and White in Color (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.