Director

Jean-François Adam

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 3538

IMDb ID: nm0010544

Known for: Acting

Born: February 14, 1938

Died: October 14, 1980

Age: 42

Place of birth: Paris, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 1979

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 7.09

Wikidata: Q3165423

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Biography

Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director. Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat. Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert. He was also a part-time clown. Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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