Davy, Jean-François

(May 3, 1945, Paris, France - )

   A movie buff since his childhood, he shot his first feature film at age fifteen with his boy scout patrol. He made his professional debut as an assistant di­rector (1966 Brigitte et Brigitte, Luc Moullet). Known mostly as an erotic and porn flicks filmmaker (he filmed the first French hardcore film, Exhibition), he also produced many movies (1975 Spasms of the Opera / Spasme Opéra, documentary, Noël Simsolo; La Chatte sur un Doigt brûlant / Le Doigt dans l'Oeil / USA: Village Girls, also actor, Cyrille Chardon; 1976 Al­légorie, Christian Paureilhe; 1976 Soupirs profonds, also actor, Michel Caputo; La Meilleure Façon de marcher / UK: The Best Way / USA: The Best Way to Walk, as co-producer, Claude Miller; L'Acrobate, Jean-Daniel Pollet; Les Fleurs du Miel, Claude Faraldo; La Grande Extase, Patrice Rhomm; 1977 Double Pénétration, Michel Ca-puto; La Grande Débauche, Michel Caputo; Pénétrations humides / Les Amours de Trois Collégiennes vicieuses / Les Amours brûlantes / Pénétrations humides et anales pour Gamines en Chaleur, Michel Caputo;J'ai pas de Culotte / Clito de Cinq à Sept / La Grande Jouissance, Michel Ca­puto; Perversions très cochonnes, Michel Caputo; 1979 Qu'il est joli garçon l'Assassin de Papa / French video: Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la Falaise, Michel Caputo, shot in 1976; 1989 Comédie d'Amour, as associate producer, Jean-Pierre Rawson; 1999 Entre las piernas / Entre les Jambes / USA: Between Your Legs, Manuel G6-mez Pereira, Spain / France; 2005 Souvenirs autour de Jean-Daniel Pollet, documentary; Noël Simsolo). Other credits (as actor): 1974 Et si tu n'en veux pas / French Undressing (Jacques Treyens = Jacques Besnard); 1981 L'Aubergine est bien farcie / Empale-moi jusqu'à la Garde! (Michel Caputo); Paméla / Paméla, d'un Côté comme de l'Autre (Michel Caputo).

 Filmography

1960 ◘ Vernay et l'Affaire Vanderghen (medium-length; unreleased)

1966 ◘ L'Attentat (also screenwriter, dialogist; unre-leased)

1969 ◘ Traquenards / USA: Erotic Trap / The House of Missing Girls / The Traps (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1971 ◘ La Débauche ou Les Amours Buissonnières / Amour / UK: Wife Swapping: French Style / USA: Dirty Love (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

1974 ◘ Le Seuil du Vide (also co-screenwriter; shot in 1971)

1973 ◘ Bananes mécaniques / UK: Clockwork Banana / Mechanical Banana / US video: Erotic Escape (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor)

        ◘ Prenez la Queue comme tout le Monde / Club del piacere (also co-screenwriter, actor)

        ◘ Q / Au Plaisir des Femmes / Come divenni primo ministro / De dolle vrouwtjes / Il n'y a plus qu'à / UK: Prickly Problems (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, actor; France / Italy / Belgium)

        ◘ Exhibition (documentary; also actor as him­self)

        ◘ Prostitution (documentary; also actor as him­self)

        ◘ Infidélités / Désirs (also co-screenwriter)

1976 ◘ Les Pornocrates / Plainte contre X (documentary; also screenwriter)

1978 ◘ Chaussette Surprise (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Exhibition 2 (documentary; also producer, actor as himself)

1979 ◘ Exhibition 79 (documentary)

1982 ◘ Ça va faire mal! (also screenwriter, dialogist, uncredited actor)

1984 ◘ La Femme en Spirale (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

2006 ◘ Les Aiguilles rouges (also co-screenwriter, producer)

2009 ◘ Tricheuse (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)