Luc Jacquet

Directing

Luc Jacquet

Born December 5, 1967 · Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France (age 58)

Luc Jacquet (5 December 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French film director from Paris. He wrote and directed the movie March of the Penguins, which won an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2005. His current film is called The Fox And the Child. It has been released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by Kate Winslet, and was released in t…

Known For

March of the Penguins 2: The Next StepMarch of the Penguins 2: The Next Step · 2017
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
6.92017
MovieDocumentaryFamily
A young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.
Antarctica CallingAntarctica Calling · 2023
Antarctica Calling
7.02023
MovieDocumentary
The few thousand kilometers that separate Patagonia from the South Pole are a fascinating and hypnotic journey for explorers. Some even speak of an addiction, 'the Antarctic bite'. March of the Penguins (2005) director Luc Jacquet has been experiencing it for 30 years. His new film is a visually-striking adventure, offering us images beyond words, an ultimate tribute to a vanishing continent.
March of the PenguinsMarch of the Penguins · 2005
March of the Penguins
7.12005
MovieDocumentaryFamily
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
Antarctica: Ice & SkyAntarctica: Ice & Sky · 2015
Antarctica: Ice & Sky
6.22015
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the work of Claude Lorius, who began studying Antarctic ice in 1957, and, in 1965, was the first scientist to be concerned about global warming.
The Congress of PenguinsThe Congress of Penguins · 1993
The Congress of Penguins
8.01993
MovieDocumentary
The real place where the penguin congress takes place is also the most fictional place on this planet where you can stand on your own two legs. Here, even the animals can talk. This land of dreams and nightmares is called Antarctica. In this desert of ice surrounded by a stormy sea, a few dozen human beings also live. Using sophisticated instruments, they observe the worrying changes affecting our world: the hole in the ozone layer, climate change, and so on.
The Fox and the ChildThe Fox and the Child · 2007
The Fox and the Child
6.52007
MovieAdventureFamily
A young girl of about 10 years lives in a solitary peasant's house on the edge of the jurassic mountains in the East of France. One day in autumn, when she is on her way to school through the forest, she observes a hunting fox. Of course, the fox flees from her, but the girl feels a strong desire to meet the fox again.
Once Upon a ForestOnce Upon a Forest · 2013
Once Upon a Forest
6.72013
MovieDocumentary
With Once Upon a Forest, Luc Jacquet invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. “For the first time, we will be able to watch a rain forest growing before our eyes…Only cinema can offer this unique voyage into a completely untamed universe, a world of perfect balance in which each living thing – from the smallest to the largest – plays an essential role. The film will deliver a complete sensory immersion in the primaeval splendor of one of nature’s richest mysteries, inviting the audience to enter, discover and marvel at a universe of untold treasures while joining its voice to the ever-growing awareness of the need to preserve our world.”
Rush Hour in AntarcticaRush Hour in Antarctica · 2004
Rush Hour in Antarctica
8.02004
MovieDocumentary

Movies

March of the Penguins 2: The Next StepMarch of the Penguins 2: The Next Step · 2017
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
6.92017
MovieDocumentaryFamily
A young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.
Antarctica CallingAntarctica Calling · 2023
Antarctica Calling
7.02023
MovieDocumentary
The few thousand kilometers that separate Patagonia from the South Pole are a fascinating and hypnotic journey for explorers. Some even speak of an addiction, 'the Antarctic bite'. March of the Penguins (2005) director Luc Jacquet has been experiencing it for 30 years. His new film is a visually-striking adventure, offering us images beyond words, an ultimate tribute to a vanishing continent.
March of the PenguinsMarch of the Penguins · 2005
March of the Penguins
7.12005
MovieDocumentaryFamily
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
Antarctica: Ice & SkyAntarctica: Ice & Sky · 2015
Antarctica: Ice & Sky
6.22015
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the work of Claude Lorius, who began studying Antarctic ice in 1957, and, in 1965, was the first scientist to be concerned about global warming.
The Congress of PenguinsThe Congress of Penguins · 1993
The Congress of Penguins
8.01993
MovieDocumentary
The real place where the penguin congress takes place is also the most fictional place on this planet where you can stand on your own two legs. Here, even the animals can talk. This land of dreams and nightmares is called Antarctica. In this desert of ice surrounded by a stormy sea, a few dozen human beings also live. Using sophisticated instruments, they observe the worrying changes affecting our world: the hole in the ozone layer, climate change, and so on.
The Fox and the ChildThe Fox and the Child · 2007
The Fox and the Child
6.52007
MovieAdventureFamily
A young girl of about 10 years lives in a solitary peasant's house on the edge of the jurassic mountains in the East of France. One day in autumn, when she is on her way to school through the forest, she observes a hunting fox. Of course, the fox flees from her, but the girl feels a strong desire to meet the fox again.
Once Upon a ForestOnce Upon a Forest · 2013
Once Upon a Forest
6.72013
MovieDocumentary
With Once Upon a Forest, Luc Jacquet invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. “For the first time, we will be able to watch a rain forest growing before our eyes…Only cinema can offer this unique voyage into a completely untamed universe, a world of perfect balance in which each living thing – from the smallest to the largest – plays an essential role. The film will deliver a complete sensory immersion in the primaeval splendor of one of nature’s richest mysteries, inviting the audience to enter, discover and marvel at a universe of untold treasures while joining its voice to the ever-growing awareness of the need to preserve our world.”
Rush Hour in AntarcticaRush Hour in Antarctica · 2004
Rush Hour in Antarctica
8.02004
MovieDocumentary
Of Penguins and MenOf Penguins and Men · 2004
Of Penguins and Men
6.72004
MovieDocumentary
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "March of the Penguins".