Jean-Daniel Cadinot

Jean-Daniel Cadinot

Known for
Directing
Born
February 10, 1944
Died
April 23, 2008 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Paris, France

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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

2015
Cadinot Classics 4 poster

Cadinot Classics 4

Movie · Director

2015
Cadinot Classics 7 poster

Cadinot Classics 7

Movie · Director

2015
Cadinot Classics 6 poster

Cadinot Classics 6

Movie · Director

2015
Cadinot Classics 5 poster

Cadinot Classics 5

Movie · Director

2009
The Cult of Love poster

The Cult of Love

Movie · Director

2009
Subversion poster

Subversion

Movie · Director

2008
Duos de choc poster

Duos de choc

Movie · Director

2007
Nomades 6: Trésors secrets poster

Nomades 6: Trésors secrets

Movie · Director

2007
Nomades 5: Parfums Erotiques poster

Nomades 5: Parfums Erotiques

Movie · Director

2007
Cadinot Classics 3 poster

Cadinot Classics 3

Movie · Director

2006
Nomades 4: Princes pervers poster

Nomades 4: Princes pervers

Movie · Director

2006
Temptations of Sodom poster

Temptations of Sodom

Movie · Director

2005
Nomades 3: Les portes du desir poster

Nomades 3: Les portes du desir

Movie · Director

2005
Nomades 2: Oriental Pleasures poster

Nomades 2: Oriental Pleasures

Movie · Director

2005
Nomades: Bazaar Hotel poster

Nomades: Bazaar Hotel

Movie · Director

2004
Hammam poster

Hammam

Movie · Director

2004
Secrets de famille poster

Secrets de famille

Movie · Director

2003
Cadinot: The Best 6

Cadinot: The Best 6

Movie · Director

2003
Crescendo poster

Crescendo

Movie · Director

2002
Mon ami mes amants poster

Mon ami mes amants

Movie · Director

2002
Private Lessons poster

Private Lessons

Movie · Director

2001
Cadinot Classics 1 poster

Cadinot Classics 1

Movie · Director

2001
Cadinot Classics 2 poster

Cadinot Classics 2

Movie · Director

2001
Cadinot: The Best 5 poster

Cadinot: The Best 5

Movie · Director

2000
Without Limits poster

Without Limits

Movie · Director

2000
Cadinot: The Best 4

Cadinot: The Best 4

Movie · Director

2000
Doubles at Play poster

Doubles at Play

Movie · Director

2000
C'est la vie poster

C'est la vie

Movie · Director

1999
S.O.S. poster

S.O.S.

Movie · Director

1999
Cadinot: The Best 3

Cadinot: The Best 3

Movie · Director

1999
Squat poster

Squat

Movie · Director

1999
Safari City poster

Safari City

Movie · Director

1999
Street Boyz poster

Street Boyz

Movie · Director

1998
Emergency Exit poster

Emergency Exit

Movie · Director

1998
Cadinot: The Best 2 poster

Cadinot: The Best 2

Movie · Director

1998
État d'urgence poster

État d'urgence

Movie · Director

1997
Techno Boys poster

Techno Boys

Movie · Director

1997
Insatiable poster

Insatiable

Movie · Director

1996
Floor Boys 2 poster

Floor Boys 2

Movie · Director

1996
Pressbook poster

Pressbook

Movie · Director

1996
Coup de soleil poster

Coup de soleil

Movie · Director

1996
Stolen Desires poster

Stolen Desires

Movie · Director

1995
Floor Boys poster

Floor Boys

Movie · Director

1994
Paradisio Inferno poster

Paradisio Inferno

Movie · Director

1994
Maurice and His Friends poster

Maurice and His Friends

Movie · Director

1994
Les Minets de l'info poster

Les Minets de l'info

Movie · Director

1994
Men's Museum poster

Men's Museum

Movie · Director

1994
Night Dreams poster

Night Dreams

Movie · Director

1993
Tequila poster

Tequila

Movie · Director

1993
Corps d'élite poster

Corps d'élite

Movie · Director

1993
Incredible Experience poster

Incredible Experience

Movie · Director

1993
The Painter's Master Stroke poster

The Painter's Master Stroke

Movie · Director

1992
Video Boys 1 poster

Video Boys 1

Movie · Director

1992
Gamins de Paris poster

Gamins de Paris

Movie · Director

1992
The Blue House poster

The Blue House

Movie · Director

1991
Service Actif 2 poster

Service Actif 2

Movie · Director

1991
Cadinot: The Best 1 poster

Cadinot: The Best 1

Movie · Director

1990
The Courier poster

The Courier

Movie · Director

1990
Service Actif poster

Service Actif

Movie · Director

1989
Dream Boys 2 poster

Dream Boys 2

Movie · Director

1989
Hand in the Fire poster

Hand in the Fire

Movie · Director

1989
Crash Always poster

Crash Always

Movie · Director

1989
The Traveling Journeymen poster

The Traveling Journeymen

Movie · Director

1988
A Summer of Sex poster

A Summer of Sex

Movie · Director

1988
Full Exposure poster

Full Exposure

Movie · Director

1987
The Service Strairs poster

The Service Strairs

Movie · Director

1987
Sex Oasis poster

Sex Oasis

Movie · Director

1987
Street Smart poster

Street Smart

Movie · Director

1986
In Tense Heat poster

In Tense Heat

Movie · Director

1986
Carnival in Venice poster

Carnival in Venice

Movie · Director

1986
Getting Even poster

Getting Even

Movie · Director

1986
Under the Sign of the Stallion poster

Under the Sign of the Stallion

Movie · Director

1986
Touch of Magic poster

Touch of Magic

Movie · Director

1985
Top Models poster

Top Models

Movie · Director

1985
Thick 'n Creamy poster

Thick 'n Creamy

Movie · Director

1985
Ski Fever poster

Ski Fever

Movie · Director

1984
Tough and Tender poster

Tough and Tender

Movie · Director

1984
Hot on the Trail poster

Hot on the Trail

Movie · Director

1984
Sex Bazaar poster

Sex Bazaar

Movie · Director

1984
Sex Drive poster

Sex Drive

Movie · Director

1983
Coming Soon poster

Coming Soon

Movie · Director

1983
Sacré Collège! poster

Sacré Collège!

Movie · Director

1983
Becoming Men poster

Becoming Men

Movie · Director

1982
All of Me poster

All of Me

Movie · Director

1982
Beach Boys poster

Beach Boys

Movie · Director

1981
Men Prefer Men poster

Men Prefer Men

Movie · Director

1981
Garçons de Rêve poster

Garçons de Rêve

Movie · Director

1981
Scouts poster

Scouts

Movie · Director

1981
Dream Boys poster

Dream Boys

Movie · Director

1980
Stop poster

Stop

Movie · Director

1980
Tender Friends poster

Tender Friends

Movie · Director

1980
Working Men poster

Working Men

Movie · Director