Person
Jean-François Adam
Acting · 1938–1980 · Paris, France
Biography
Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director. Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat. Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert. He was also a part-time clown. Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self

Cléo from 5 to 7
Unit Production Manager

Stolen Kisses
Albert Tazzi (non créditée)

Vivre Sa Vie
Unit Manager

The Soft Skin
Assistant Director

Le Deuxième Souffle
Assistant Director

Antoine and Colette
Albert Tazzi

The Secret
Claude Vandal

Love at Twenty
Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")

Graduate First
Philosophy teacher
Filmography
- 1979Return to the BelovedPolice Inspector Corbin
- 1978Graduate FirstPhilosophy teacher
- 1976The Game of SolitaireDirector
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
- 1974The SecretClaude Vandal
- 1973'M' as in MathieuDirector
- 1968Stolen KissesAlbert Tazzi (non créditée)
- 1966Le Deuxième SouffleAssistant Director
- 1964The Soft SkinAssistant Director
- 1962Vivre Sa VieUnit Manager
- 1962Antoine and ColetteAlbert Tazzi
- 1962Love at TwentyAlbert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7Unit Production Manager
- 1960The Army GameUn troupier
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