Jean-Loup Passek

Jean-Loup Passek (29 July 1936 – 4 December 2016) was a French film critic. He was the director of cinematic collections at the Centre Georges Pompidou, and the author of several books about cinema.

Early life Jean-Loup Passek was born on 29 July 1936 in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. He was of Slavic descent. Passek authored several books of cinematic criticism, including the Dictionnaire du cinéma published by Éditions Larousse. Under his leadership, the film festival focused on comparing films rather than ranking them through competition. A year later, in 1978, he worked on the Cannes Film Festival, where he launched the Caméra d'Or with Gilles Jacob.

Death Passek died on 4 December 2016. He was 80 years old.

Works Poetry

Film criticism