Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-02-10
Day of Death
2008-04-23 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Biography
Jean Daniel Cadinot (February 10, 1944 – April 23, 2008) was a French photographer, director and producer of gay pornographic films.
Cadinot was born during World War II, in German-occupied Paris, in the Montmartre hill area of the Batignoles Quarter. His parents were tailors who custom fit clothes.Cadinot later remarked that while his parents had clothed men, he earned his reputation for undressing them.
As a teenager, Cadinot hoped to become a painter and, due to parental opposition, ran away from home at the age of 17. In the early 1960s, he studied at École des Arts et Métiers and at the National School of Photography. He then began his professional career at Valois Studios, where he directed mainstream films for French-speaking audiences.
He first pursued a career in photography, which took on a homosexual angle with his nude portrait of writer Yves Navarre and singer Patrick Juvet. His erotic photographs appeared in the first edition of Gai Pied. He began to sell nude photographs and finally moved to directing movies in 1978. By then, he had published 17 photo albums, with total sales of over 170,000 copies.
Setting up his own production company, French Art, Cadinot made dozens of 16 mm films.
Characteristic of Cadinot's films was an emphasis on plot, much more so than in typical porn films. His plots were often based originally on incidents from his own life, but he was known for adjusting the plot during filming to incorporate experiences of his actors. He insisted on realism in his films, especially in sex scenes, saying that the actors "do not portray things that are imposed on them by me, but things they like to do themselves".
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Known For
Acting
(1984)
Tough and Tender
as Cop (Cameo Appearance)
Crew
(2015)
Cadinot Classics 1
Director, Producer, Writer
(2015)
Cadinot Classics 4
Director
(2015)
Cadinot Classics 7
Director
(2015)
Cadinot Classics 6
Director
(2015)
Cadinot Classics 5
Director
(2014)
Cadinot Classics 3
Director
(2013)
Cadinot Classics 2
Director
(2009)
Subversion
Editor, Writer, Director
(2009)
The Cult of Love
Director, Writer
(2009)
Angels and Demons
In Memory Of
(2008)
Duos de choc
Writer, Editor, Director
(2007)
Nomades 5: Parfums Erotiques
Editor, Writer, Director
(2007)
Nomades 6: Trésors secrets
Writer, Director, Editor
(2006)
Nomades 4: Princes pervers
Editor, Writer, Director
(2006)
Temptations of Sodom
Writer, Editor, Director
(2005)
Nomades: Bazaar Hotel
Cinematography, Writer, Director
(2005)
Nomades 2: Oriental Pleasures
Writer, Editor, Director
(2005)
Nomades 3: Les portes du desir
Editor, Writer, Director
(2004)
Hammam
Writer, Director, Cinematography
(2004)
Secrets de famille
Writer, Director
(2003)
Cadinot: The Best 6
Director
(2003)
Crescendo
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
(2002)
Mon ami mes amants
Director, Writer, Producer
(2002)
Private Lessons
Producer, Writer, Director
(2001)
Cadinot: The Best 5
Director
(2000)
Without Limits
Director, Writer, Producer
(2000)
C'est la vie
Writer, Cinematography, Producer, Director
(2000)
Doubles at Play
Writer, Producer, Director, Lighting Technician
(2000)
Cadinot: The Best 4
Director
(1999)
S.O.S.
Music, Director, Writer, Producer
(1999)
Safari City
Writer, Producer, Director
(1999)
Squat
Writer, Producer, Director
(1999)
Street Boyz
Writer, Producer, Director
(1999)
Cadinot: The Best 3
Director
(1998)
Emergency Exit
Producer, Writer, Director
(1998)
État d'urgence
Producer, Writer, Director
(1998)
Cadinot: The Best 2
Director
(1997)
Techno Boys
Producer, Director, Writer
(1997)
Insatiable
Producer, Director, Writer
(1996)
Pressbook
Still Photographer, Writer, Director
(1996)
Stolen Desires
Producer, Writer, Director
(1996)
Coup de soleil
Producer, Writer, Director
(1996)
Floor Boys 2
Writer, Producer, Director
(1995)
Floor Boys
Producer, Writer, Director
(1994)
Men's Museum
Producer, Writer, Director
(1994)
Paradisio Inferno
Director, Producer, Writer
(1994)
Maurice and his Friends
Producer, Writer, Director
(1994)
Les Minets de l'info
Director, Producer, Writer
(1994)
Night Dreams
Director
(1993)
Tequila
Director, Producer, Writer
(1993)
Corps d'élite
Director, Art Direction
(1993)
Incredible Experience
Director, Writer, Producer
(1993)
Coup de pinceau
Director
(1992)
Video Boys 1
Director
(1992)
Gamins de Paris
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Writer
(1992)
The Blue House
Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Lighting Director, Writer
(1991)
Service Actif 2
Lighting Director, Editor, Lighting Design, Writer, Cinematography, Producer, Director
(1991)
Cadinot: The Best 1
Director
(1990)
Service Actif
Editor, Lighting Director, Director
(1990)
The Courier
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
(1989)
The Traveling Journeymen
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Lighting Director, Director of Photography
(1989)
Crash Toujours
Writer, Producer, Director
(1989)
Hand In The Fire
Producer, Writer, Director
(1989)
Dream Boys 2
Director
(1988)
Full Exposure
Producer, Writer, Director
(1988)
A Summer of Sex
Producer, Writer, Director
(1987)
Street Smart
Producer, Writer, Director
(1987)
Escalier de service
Writer, Producer, Director
(1987)
Sex Oasis
Director, Producer, Writer
(1986)
Touch of Magic
Producer, Writer, Director
(1986)
Under The Sign Of The Stallion
Producer, Writer, Director
(1986)
Carnival In Venice
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(1986)
In Tense Heat
Director
(1986)
Getting Even
Director, Writer
(1985)
Top Models
Director, Writer, Producer
(1985)
Ski Fever
Producer, Director, Writer
(1985)
Thick 'n Creamy
Director
(1984)
Sex Drive
Producer, Director, Writer
(1984)
Hot On The Trail
Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Writer
(1984)
Sex Bazaar
Producer, Writer, Director
(1984)
Tough and Tender
Producer, Writer, Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
(1983)
Sacré Collège!
Editor, Cinematography, Producer, Director, Writer
(1983)
Coming Soon
Producer, Director, Writer
(1983)
Becoming Men
Producer, Writer, Director
(1982)
All of Me
Writer, Director
(1982)
Beach Boys
Producer, Writer, Director
(1981)
Men Prefer Men
Director, Producer, Writer
(1981)
Dream Boys
Producer, Writer, Director
(1981)
Scouts
Writer, Producer, Director
(1981)
Dream Boys
Director, Writer
(1980)
Stop
Director, Writer, Producer
(1980)
Tender Friends
Producer, Director, Writer
(1980)
Working Men
Writer, Producer, Director