Jackie Raynal

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    October 20, 1940 (84 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Poilhes, France

    Jackie Raynal

    Biography

    Jacky Raynal is French directress, actress and film editor. She's born in 1940 near Montpellier. The film maker has a diploma in Linguistics. In the early 60's, already a photographer, young Jacky Raynal starts working in the field of cinema. She's assistent film editor for the documentarys of G. Patriss and F. Vienne. After that, she edits the first films of E. Rohmer. In 1965 J. Raynal gets the license of senior film editor for feature films in CNC (National Cinema Center). Now she's working with the film directors of the New Wave. She edits all of the skecthes of Six in Paris, directed by Jean Douchet, Jean Rouch, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Eric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol. Jacky Raynal continues to work in editing till the end of 70's. In 1968, with S. Boissonas and O. Mosset, she's the founder of the Zanzibar group. She works with Philippe Garrel, Serge Bard, Daniel Pommereulle, Alain Jouffroy and Patrick Deval. J. Raynal shoots her first feature film Two Times in Barcelona. In 1972, the movie wins the Grand Prix in the Festival of Hyères/Toulon. At that time she's already living in New York. There, between 1975 and 1992, she's responsible for the programs of Carnegie Hall Cinema and Bleeker Street Cinema. She shows there numerous independent international films. Her job in New York is appreciated by F. Truffaut (he compares it with the French Cinematheque) and awarded twice by the Village Voice in 1981 and 1991. J. Raynal directs New York Story (Grand Prix in Melbourne) and Hotel New York. In the same time, she plays in several movies, organises numerous international cinema festivals, like Colombian Film Festival, Israel Film Festival or Avignon Film Festival. From 1973 to 1986, with Sid Geffen, they're publishing the independent international cinema review 1000 Eyes Magazine. From 2000, Jacky Raynal directs numerous documentarys, like Notes on Jonas Mekas (2000) or Eric Rohmer, the Film Maker (2010). In 2010, Jacky Raynal is rewarded for her work in arts the Légion d'Honneur (Knight in the Order Arts and Letters).

    Known For

    • La Collectionneuse

      La Collectionneuse

      1967

    • The Bakery Girl of Monceau

      The Bakery Girl of Monceau

      1963

    • Suzanne’s Career

      Suzanne’s Career

      1963

    • Nadja in Paris

      Nadja in Paris

      1964

    • Méditerranée

      Méditerranée

      1963

    • Six in Paris

      Six in Paris

      1965

    • A Modern Coed

      A Modern Coed

      1966

    • Saturday Night at the Baths

      Saturday Night at the Baths

      1975

    • Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

      Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

      2011

    • Deux fois

      Deux fois

      1968

    • Cinétracts

      Cinétracts

      1968

    • Acéphale

      Acéphale

      1968

    • Destroy Yourselves

      Destroy Yourselves

      1969

    • Cover Girls

      Cover Girls

      1964

    • Heraclitus the Dark

      Heraclitus the Dark

      1967