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Just Jaeckin (1940 - 2022) was a French director, photographer and sculptor. He was born in Vichy, Allier, French state during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for England. Read the full biography

Just Jaeckin (1940 - 2022) was a French director, photographer and sculptor. He was born in Vichy, Allier, French state during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for England. After the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving in the French army: while in the army, he took commissioned photographs. Jaeckin made his directorial debut with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, a French softcore film that started a series. In 1975 he directed Histoire d'O (English title: Story of O), starring Corinne Cléry. It was banned in the UK by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000. A version of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) followed. With Kristel, Shane Briant and Nicholas Clay. The film gained widespread publicity due to its explicit nature, but received generally negative reviews and was only a moderate commercial success. The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (original title Gwendoline) was released in 1984, starring Tawny Kitaen. Jaeckin later retired from making films. He lived in France with his wife Anne and continued to do photography and sculpture.