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Born in [[Paris]] to a jewish family of [[Algeria|Algerian]] origin<ref>[[Joseph Tolédano]], ''Les Juifs maghrébins'', Brepols, 1989, p.287 </ref>, Lelouch won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1966 for ''[[Un homme et une femme]]'' (''A Man and a Woman''), as well as two oscars including best foreign language film. |
Born in [[Paris]] to a jewish family of [[Algeria|Algerian]] origin<ref>[[Joseph Tolédano]], ''Les Juifs maghrébins'', Brepols, 1989, p.287 </ref>, Lelouch won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1966 for ''[[Un homme et une femme]]'' (''A Man and a Woman''), as well as two oscars including best foreign language film. |
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The 1981 musical epic ''[[Les Uns et les Autres]]'' is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films. |
The 1981 musical epic ''[[Les Uns et les Autres]]'' is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films. |
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His father gave him a camera to give him a fresh start after his failure in the [[baccalaureat]]. He started his career with [[reportage]] - one of the first to film daily life in the [[U.S.S.R.]], the camera hidden under his coat as he made his personal journey. He also filmed sporting events like the 24 Hours Le Mans and the [[Tour de France]]. |
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Lelouch is known for making movies based heavily on improvised dialogue. |
Lelouch is known for making movies based heavily on improvised dialogue. |
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Claude Lelouch | |
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| Born | 30 October 1937 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer |
Claude Lelouch (born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer.
Biography
Born in Paris to a jewish family of Algerian origin[1], Lelouch won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 for Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman), as well as two oscars including best foreign language film. The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films. His father gave him a camera to give him a fresh start after his failure in the baccalaureat. He started his career with reportage - one of the first to film daily life in the U.S.S.R., the camera hidden under his coat as he made his personal journey. He also filmed sporting events like the 24 Hours Le Mans and the Tour de France.
Lelouch is known for making movies based heavily on improvised dialogue.
He was arrested after his 1976 film, C'était un rendez-vous, reportedly at the time featuring a Ferrari 275 GTB being illegally driven at speeds approaching 140 km/h through the streets of Paris by a Formula 1 driver, was first shown publicly.
Recent claims made by the director himself, however, suggest he drove his own Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 in the film and dubbed the sound effects of a Ferrari 275GTB.
In recent years the public and the critics have seemed less interested in the director. The first part of his intended trilogy ' Le Genre Humain', 'Les Parisiens' was described in Paris Match as one of the most resounding flops of French cinema. Perhaps a director like Cedric Klapisch had replaced him in the hearts of the younger generation? Lelouch responded, ' It's true no doubt, my public has grown old. It stays home and watches television.'
He has collaborated on no fewer than 28 occasions with the composer Francis Lai. They scored a great hit with the piece 'chabadabada' for the film Un homme et une femme sung by Nicole Croisille and Pierre Barouh, and more than 300 versions of the song exist.
Filmography
- Le Propre de l'homme (1960)
- L'Amour avec des si (1962)
- La Femme spectacle (1963)
- Une fille et des fusils (1964)
- Les Grands Moments (1965)
- Pour un Maillot Jaune (1965)
- Un homme et une femme (1966)
- Vivre pour vivre (1967)
- La Vie, l'amour, la mort (1968)
- 13 jours en France (1968)
- Un Homme qui me plaît (1969)
- Le Voyou (1970)
- Smic, Smac, Smoc (1971)
- L'aventure c'est l'aventure (1972)
- La Bonne Année (1973)
- Mariage (1974)
- Toute une vie (1974)
- Le Bon et les méchants (1975)
- Le Chat et la souris (1975)
- C'était un rendez-vous (1976)
- Si c'était à refaire (1976)
- Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977)
- Robert et Robert (1978)
- À nous deux (1979)
- Les Uns et les Autres (1981)
- Édith et Marcel (1982)
- Viva la vie (1983)
- Partir, revenir (1984)
- Attention bandits (1986)
- Un homme et une femme : vingt ans déjà (1986)
- Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988)
- Il y a des jours... et des lunes (1989)
- La Belle Histoire (1992)
- Tout ça... pour ça ! (1992)
- Les Misérables (1995)
- Lumière et compagnie (1995)
- Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (1996)
- Hasards ou coïncidences (1997)
- Une pour toutes (1999)
- And now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2001)
- 11'9''01 September 11 (2002) (segment "France")
- Les Parisiens (2004)
- Le Courage d'aimer (2005)
- Roman de Gare (2007)
References
- ^ Joseph Tolédano, Les Juifs maghrébins, Brepols, 1989, p.287
External links
- Claude Lelouch at IMDb
- Website over "C'était un rendez-vous" (1979), Video & Explication (FR)
- Photo of the Mercedes with Gyro camera mount [1]