Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing
Quest for Fire (1981),
The Name of the Rose (1986),
The Lover (1991), and
Seven Years in Tibet (1997). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including four
César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film,
Black and White in Color (1976), received an
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.