Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Directed by David Hertzog Dessites
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Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his mark on the history of cinema, including the films of Jacques Demy, especially The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, the 60th anniversary of which is being celebrated in Cannes. Using never-before-seen archives and personal accounts, the film looks back on a lifetime dedicated to music, and the career of a man who served it masterfully to the very end.Read moreLess
Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his mark on the history of cinema, including the films of Jacques Demy, especially The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, the 60th anniversary of which is being celebrated in Cannes. Using never-before-seen archives and personal accounts, the film looks back on a lifetime dedicated to music, and the career of a man who served it masterfully to the very end.
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Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his mark on the history of cinema, including the films of Jacques Demy, especially The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, the 60th anniversary of which is being celebrated in Cannes. Using never-before-seen archives and personal accounts, the film looks back on a lifetime dedicated to music, and the career of a man who served it masterfully to the very end.
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Michel LegrandSelf
Alan BergmanSelf
Elliott GouldSelf
Jason GouldSelf
Norman JewisonSelf
Quincy JonesSelf
Benjamin LegrandSelf
Laurent Perez del Mar
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Philippe RombiSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- David Hertzog Dessites
- Screenplay
- David Hertzog Dessites
- Producer
- David Hertzog Dessites
- Producer
- Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Producer
- Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Editor
- David Hertzog Dessites
- Editor
- Margot Icher
- Editor
- Vincent Morvan
- Director of Photography
- Nicolas Beauchamp