'' Jacquot de Nantes '' is a 1991 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda . It was screened out of competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival . The film is a portrait of the making of an artist ; recreating the early life of Varda 's husband , Jacques Demy , in Occupied France and his interest in the various crafts associated with film making , such as casting , set design , animation and lighting . The fictional sections set in wartime Nantes are matched with brief documentary interludes involving the dying Demy
1991 Cannes Film Festival
1991 Cannes Film Festival
Jacquot de Nantes