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Claude Chabrol
Director

Claude Chabrol

24 Jun 1930Born
12 Sep 2010Died
80Age at death
118Credits

Biography

Claude Chabrol (24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer and Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma before beginning his career as a film maker.

Chabrol's career began with Le Beau Serge (1958), inspired by Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Thrillers became something of a trademark for Chabrol, with an approach characterized by a distanced objectivity.

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This is especially apparent in Les Biches (1968), La Femme Infidèle (1969) and Le Boucher (1970) — all featuring his then-wife, Stéphane Audran.

Sometimes characterized as a "mainstream" New Wave director, Chabrol remained prolific and popular throughout his half-century career. In 1978, he cast Isabelle Huppert as the lead in Violette Nozière. On the strength of that effort, the pair went on to others including the successful Madame Bovary (1991) and La Ceremonie (1996).

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 118 credits.

  1. TBAVisages de CinémaSeries: Soi-Méme (1 episode)
  2. 2018The Other Side of the WindFilm: Claude Chabrol
  3. 2012The Day of the CrowsFilm: Le docteur (voice)
  4. 2010Gainsbourg: A Heroic LifeFilm: Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg
  5. 2009La première séanceFilm
  6. 2009Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXeSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  7. 2009BellamyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  8. 2009À bicycletteFilm
  9. 2008Le Petit FûtFilm: Director
  10. 2007A Girl Cut in TwoFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 2007The NecklaceFilm: Director
  12. 2007Chez MaupassantSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  13. 2006AvidaFilm: Le zoophile débonnaire
  14. 2006Comedy of PowerFilm: Director, Screenplay
  15. 2004The BridesmaidFilm: Director, Screenplay
  16. 2003The Flower of EvilFilm: Director, Screenplay
  17. 2001Coup de viceFilm: Director
  18. 2000NightcapFilm: Director, Screenplay
  19. 1999The Color of LiesFilm: Emmanuel Solar (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
  20. 1997The SwindleFilm: Director, Writer
  21. 1997TroublesFilm: Writer
  22. 1995La CérémonieFilm: Director, Writer
  23. 1994TormentFilm: Director, Writer
  24. 1993The Eye of VichyFilm: Director
  25. 1992Sam's EnoughFilm: M. Denis
  26. 1992BettyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  27. 1991The King of AdsFilm: Director
  28. 1991Madame BovaryFilm: Director, Screenplay
  29. 1990Dr. MFilm: Director
  30. 1990Quiet Days in ClichyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  31. 1988The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinSeries: Writer, Director, Creator (4 episodes)
  32. 1988Story of WomenFilm: Director, Writer
  33. 1988Lark, I'll Pluck You!Film: Pierre Vergne
  34. 1988Sueurs froidesSeries: Creator
  35. 1987The Cry of the OwlFilm: Director, Screenplay
  36. 1987L'été en pente douceFilm: le prêtre
  37. 1987Jeux d'artificesFilm: Jacques' father
  38. 1987MasksFilm: Director, Screenplay
  39. 1987Sale DestinFilm: The commissioner
  40. 1986I Hate ActorsFilm
  41. 1986Follow My GazeFilm: The couch potato
  42. 1986Inspector LavardinFilm: Director, Writer
  43. 1985Cop au VinFilm: Director, Writer
  44. 1984The Blood of OthersFilm: Director
  45. 1984PolarFilm: Théodore Lyssenko
  46. 1984Thieves After DarkFilm: Louis Crépin, dit Tartuffe
  47. 1984Homicide by nightFilm
  48. 1983Elective AffinitiesFilm: Director
  49. 1982M the DamnedFilm: Director
  50. 1982The Hatter's GhostFilm: Director, Writer
  51. 1982La danse de mortFilm: Director, Screenplay
  52. 1981Secrets of the Satin BluesFilm: Un invité au vernissage
  53. 1980The Horse of PrideFilm: Director
  54. 1980FantômasSeries: Director, Creator (2 episodes)
  55. 1979La boucle d'oreilleFilm: Director
  56. 1979Jeunesse et Spiritualité : Cyprien KatsarisFilm: Director
  57. 1978Monsieur Saint-SaënsFilm: Director, Writer
  58. 1978Violette NozièreFilm: Director, Screenplay
  59. 1978Blood RelativesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  60. 1977AnimalFilm: Le metteur en scène
  61. 1977Alice or the Last EscapadeFilm: Director, Writer
  62. 1976The TwistFilm: Le client chez l'éditeur (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
  63. 1976De Grey, un Récit romanesqueFilm: Director
  64. 1976Henry James StoriesSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  65. 1975Death RiteFilm: Director, Writer
  66. 1975Innocents with Dirty HandsFilm: Director, Screenplay
  67. 1975A Piece of PleasureFilm: Director
  68. 1974An Invitation to the HuntFilm: Director
  69. 1974The Summer PeopleFilm: Director
  70. 1974Monsieur BébéFilm: Director, Writer
  71. 1974Nul n'est parfaitFilm: Director
  72. 1974Le Permis de conduireFilm
  73. 1974The Nada GangFilm: Director, Screenplay
  74. 1973Wedding in BloodFilm: Director, Screenplay
  75. 1972Scoundrel in WhiteFilm: Director
  76. 1972A Murder Is a MurderFilm: Railway guard
  77. 1971Ten Days' WonderFilm: Director
  78. 1971As Far as Love Can GoFilm: L'homme au poteau (uncredited)
  79. 1971Just Before NightfallFilm: Director, Screenplay
  80. 1970Sortie de secoursFilm

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