Just Jaeckin

Just Jaeckin (August 8, 1940, Vichy, Allier) is a French film director.

Early life

He was born in Vichy France during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for England. Following the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving with the French Army: while with the army, he shot photographs to commission.

Film career

Jaeckin debuted with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, a French softcore film which begat a series. In 1975 he directed Histoire d'O (English title: Story of O), starring Corinne Cléry. The film met with far less acclaim than the book. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000.

A version of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) followed. Featuring Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant and Nicholas Clay. The film gained widespread publicity owing to its explicit nature, but received generally poor reviews and was only a moderate commercial success.