Irène Jacob

Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Red. She came to represent an image of European sophistication, through her "classic beauty and thoughtful, almost melancholic style of acting." Description above from the Wikipedia article Irène Jacob, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

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Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle
CAST:  Gaspard Manesse  •  Raphael Fejtö  •  Francine Racette  •  Philippe Morier-Genoud

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle
CAST:  Gaspard Manesse  •  Raphael Fejtö  •  Francine Racette  •  Philippe Morier-Genoud

Othello (1995)

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Irène Jacob  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Nathaniel Parker

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Irène Jacob  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Nathaniel Parker

The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Kieślowski
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Halina Gryglaszewska  •  Philippe Volter  •  Guillaume de Tonquédec

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Kieślowski
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Halina Gryglaszewska  •  Philippe Volter  •  Guillaume de Tonquédec

The Secret Garden (1993)

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A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland
CAST:  Kate Maberly  •  Heydon Prowse  •  Andrew Knott  •  Maggie Smith

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland
CAST:  Kate Maberly  •  Heydon Prowse  •  Andrew Knott  •  Maggie Smith

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its owner, a retired judge, is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his neighbors' phone calls. Although Valentine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Kieślowski
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Jean-Pierre Lorit  •  Frédérique Feder

Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its owner, a retired judge, is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his neighbors' phone calls. Although Valentine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Kieślowski
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Jean-Pierre Lorit  •  Frédérique Feder

U.S. Marshals (1998)

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Joe Pantoliano

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Joe Pantoliano

Dying of the Light (2014)

Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Anton Yelchin  •  Alexander Karim  •  Irène Jacob

Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Anton Yelchin  •  Alexander Karim  •  Irène Jacob

Spy Games (1999)

A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
CAST:  Bill Pullman  •  Irène Jacob  •  Bruno Kirby  •  Udo Kier

A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
CAST:  Bill Pullman  •  Irène Jacob  •  Bruno Kirby  •  Udo Kier

The Big Brass Ring (1999)

Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Hickenlooper
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Nigel Hawthorne  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Irène Jacob

Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Hickenlooper
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Nigel Hawthorne  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Irène Jacob

Victory (1996)

Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Peploe
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Sam Neill  •  Irène Jacob  •  Rufus Sewell

Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Peploe
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Sam Neill  •  Irène Jacob  •  Rufus Sewell

The French Kissers (2009)

A coming-of-age tale about an adolescent boy and his efforts to fit in amongst a varied cast of characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riad Sattouf
CAST:  Vincent Lacoste  •  Anthony Sonigo  •  Alice Trémolière  •  Noémie Lvovsky

A coming-of-age tale about an adolescent boy and his efforts to fit in amongst a varied cast of characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riad Sattouf
CAST:  Vincent Lacoste  •  Anthony Sonigo  •  Alice Trémolière  •  Noémie Lvovsky

Gang of Four (1989)

Anna, Joyce, Claude and Lucia are all students under the tutelage of Constance Dumas, a renowned film instructor. Lucia moves in with the other girls. Soon after, she is attacked on the street outside her home and saved by a mysterious strange.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Rivette
CAST:  Bulle Ogier  •  Benoît Régent  •  Ferjria Deliba  •  Laurence Côte

Anna, Joyce, Claude and Lucia are all students under the tutelage of Constance Dumas, a renowned film instructor. Lucia moves in with the other girls. Soon after, she is attacked on the street outside her home and saved by a mysterious strange.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Rivette
CAST:  Bulle Ogier  •  Benoît Régent  •  Ferjria Deliba  •  Laurence Côte

Claude (1992)

A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Lou Johnson
CAST:  Mark Evan Jacobs  •  Irène Jacob  •  Charlotte Moore  •  Pat McNamara

A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Lou Johnson
CAST:  Mark Evan Jacobs  •  Irène Jacob  •  Charlotte Moore  •  Pat McNamara

The Prediction (1993)

A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eldar Ryazanov
CAST:  Oleg Basilashvili  •  Irène Jacob  •  Andrey Sokolov  •  Alexey Zharkov

A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eldar Ryazanov
CAST:  Oleg Basilashvili  •  Irène Jacob  •  Andrey Sokolov  •  Alexey Zharkov

The Man Who Made Angels Fly (2013)

When the lights dim and the stage is revealed, Meschke channels life through the strings of his puppets, triggering the spiritual connection between the creator and his alter-egos: the charismatic Don Quixote, the loving Penelope, the inquisitive Baptiste, or the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiktoria Szymanska
CAST:  Michael Meschke  •  Irène Jacob

When the lights dim and the stage is revealed, Meschke channels life through the strings of his puppets, triggering the spiritual connection between the creator and his alter-egos: the charismatic Don Quixote, the loving Penelope, the inquisitive Baptiste, or the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiktoria Szymanska
CAST:  Michael Meschke  •  Irène Jacob

We Love You, You Bastard (2014)

A war photographer and absent father, who spends more time taking care of his camera than his four daughters, enjoys a happy life in the Alps with his new girlfriend. But his life is turned upside down the day that his best friend tries to reconcile him with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Johnny Hallyday  •  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Eddy Mitchell  •  Irène Jacob

A war photographer and absent father, who spends more time taking care of his camera than his four daughters, enjoys a happy life in the Alps with his new girlfriend. But his life is turned upside down the day that his best friend tries to reconcile him with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Johnny Hallyday  •  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Eddy Mitchell  •  Irène Jacob

Le Moulin de Daudet (1992)

Based on the life of French novelist Alphonse Daudet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samy Pavel
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Lorit  •  Irène Jacob

Based on the life of French novelist Alphonse Daudet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samy Pavel
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Lorit  •  Irène Jacob

The Marcorelle Affair (2000)

François Marcorelle, an investigation magistrate in Chambéry, finds himself in the room of a young Polish girl that he met in a restaurant  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Le Péron
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Irène Jacob  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Philippe Khorsand

François Marcorelle, an investigation magistrate in Chambéry, finds himself in the room of a young Polish girl that he met in a restaurant  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Le Péron
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Irène Jacob  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Philippe Khorsand

The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine (1991)

Legend has it that Archangel Michael confronted the Dragon and imprisoned him under a huge stone called today Mont Saint Michel. Winter 1991, the Mount is deserted. Unaware of the curse that keeps her there, Sarah transforms herself every night into a strange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Lacambre
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Marc de Jonge  •  Harry Cleven  •  François Caron

Legend has it that Archangel Michael confronted the Dragon and imprisoned him under a huge stone called today Mont Saint Michel. Winter 1991, the Mount is deserted. Unaware of the curse that keeps her there, Sarah transforms herself every night into a strange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Lacambre
CAST:  Irène Jacob  •  Marc de Jonge  •  Harry Cleven  •  François Caron

Rio Sex Comedy (2010)

A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Nossiter
CAST:  Bill Pullman  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Irène Jacob  •  Fisher Stevens

A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Nossiter
CAST:  Bill Pullman  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Irène Jacob  •  Fisher Stevens
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