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Jean-Louis Schefer(1938-2022)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Jean-Louis Schefer was born on 7 December 1938 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Life Is a Dream (1986), Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies (2019) and Une préhistoire du cinéma (1980). He died on 8 June 2022 in Paris, France.
BornDecember 7, 1938
DiedJune 8, 2022(83)
BornDecember 7, 1938
DiedJune 8, 2022(83)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Life Is a Dream (1986)
Life Is a Dream
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1986
Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies (2019)
Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies
6.7
  • Director
  • 2019
Une préhistoire du cinéma
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1980
L'Académie des secrets (2026)
L'Académie des secrets
  • Self
  • 2026

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Director

  • Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies (2019)
    Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2019

Writer

  • Life Is a Dream (1986)
    Life Is a Dream
    7.0
    • translation
    • 1986

Producer

  • Une préhistoire du cinéma
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • December 7, 1938
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • June 8, 2022
    • Paris, France

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    Art critic, professor and author.

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