In 1964 , Jean-Jacques Beineix started his career as Jean Becker 's assistant director on the famous French TV series , '' '' , until the end of 1967 . Then , in 1970 he worked for Claude Berri and in 1971 for Claude Zidi . In 1977 , he directed his first short movie '' Le Chien de M. Michel '' which won the first prize at the Trouville Festival . In 1980 , he directed his first feature film '' Diva '' which received four Césars . The film was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival . His second feature , '' Moon in the Gutter '' , was nominated for the Palme d'Or at 1983 's Cannes Festival . That film was nominated for three Césars in 1984 . It won one award - the Best Production Design category . In 1986 , Jean-Jacques Beineix directed '' Betty Blue '' ( original title : " '' 37 ° 2 le matin '' " ) , in which Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade appeared . In 1987 , that film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and in the same category at the same year ’s British Academy Film Awards and Golden Globes . It won the 1986 Montréal World Film Festival ’s Grand Prix des Amériques and Most Popular Film awards and , in 1987 , the Boston Society of Film Critics award for best foreign language film and one – Best Poster - of the nine Césars for which it was nominated . He directed '' Roselyne et les lions '' in 1989 , '' '' in 1992 and '' Mortel Transfert '' in 2001 . The 1992 Seattle International Film Festival awarded Beineix its Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director on the strength of '' Betty Blue '' and '' IP5 : L'île aux pachydermes ''
12th Moscow International Film Festival
12th Moscow International Film Festival
Jean-Jacques Beineix