Jacques Aumont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacques Aumont

French academic and writer on film theory

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Profession: university teacher, film critic, film theorist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jacques Aumont (born 25 February 1942) is a French academic and writer on film theory. Born in Avignon he initially trained as an engineer but started contributing film criticism to Cahiers du cinéma in the late 1960s.
He is professor emeritus at University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, director of studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, and professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.