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Claude Chabrol
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a renowned French film director and a pioneer of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers. His career was predominant at the end of the 1950s, sharing the stage with contemporaries Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, and Jacques Rivette. Before transitioning to film making, Chabrol worked as a critic for the influential film magazine 'Cahiers du cinéma'. Chabrol started his career with 'Le Beau Serge' (1958), inspired by Hitchcock's 'Shadow of a Doubt' (1943). His approach was characterized by distanced objectivity, commonly known in films like 'Les Biches' (1968), 'La Femme infidèle' (1969), and 'Le Boucher' (1970), all featuring Stéphane Audran, his wife at the time.
He had a prolific and popular half-century career. His sheer hedonistic relish for film-making and craftsmanship earned him critical acclaim. One of his greatest accomplishments was his casting of Isabelle Huppert as the lead in 'Violette Nozière' (1978). This led to other successful collaborative efforts, including 'Madame Bovary' (1991) and 'La Cérémonie' (1995). James Monaco called Chabrol, "the craftsman par excellence of the New Wave". Despite his success, Chabrol's distinct style and inclination towards thrillers rendered his films more difficult to explain or evoke on paper.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Claude Henri Jean Chabrol
Born: Paris, France
Citizenship: French
Birthday: June 24, 1930
Occupations: Film Director
Years Active: 1956-2010
Children: 4
Spouses: Agnès Goute, Stéphane Audran, Aurore Paquiss
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The Bridesmaid
The Flower of Evil
Comedy of Power
The Girl Cut in Two
Inspector Bellamy
Sodankylä Forever
The Day of the Crows
Vadim Mister Cool
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Nightcap
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Filmmakers in Action
Avida
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
All the Love You Cannes!
The Necklace
M the Damned
Quiet Days in Clichy
Madame Bovary
Fantômas
The Hatter’s Ghost
Cop au Vin
The Horse of Pride
Elective Affinities
Polar
Inspector Lavardin
Jeux d’artifices
Alouette, je te plumerai
The secret files of Inspector Lavardin
Dr. M
Thieves After Dark
The Blood of Others
Masques
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d’une empreinte
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
Story of Women
The Blue Panther
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
Scoundrel in White
The Butcher
Death Rite
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Ten Days’ Wonder
La Ceremonie
This Man Must Die
Fool’s Mate
The Road to Corinth
Innocents with Dirty Hands
La Muette
A Murder Is a Murder
Alice or the Last Escapade
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Code Name: Tiger
The Scarlet Lady
Animal
Torment
The Breach
Once Upon a Time… ‘Notorious’
Brigitte et Brigitte
The Third Lover
Le Permis de conduire
Betty
Violette Nozière
À double tour
The Bench of Desolation
The Swindle
The Unfaithful Wife
Et crac…!
The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Bluebeard
Line of Demarcation
The Love Game
Our Agent Tiger
Wise Guys
The Kreutzer Sonata
The Twist
Blood Relatives
The Seven Deadly Sins
A Piece of Pleasure
The Champagne Murders
Paris Belongs to Us
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Greed
Just Before Nightfall
The Cry of the Owl
Ophélia
Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Godard Cinema
Saint-Tropez Blues
Six in Paris
Les Biches
Wedding in Blood
The Color of Lies
The Cousins
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
The Good Girls
Career Timeline
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2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d’une empreinte
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
Self
1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self
The Color of Lies
Emmanuel Solar (voice) (uncredited)
1993
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
Self
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Self
1969
This Man Must Die
The Scarlet Lady
Liftier (uncredited)
The Unfaithful Wife
Et crac…!
Marie's husband
1965
The Blue Panther
Bartender (uncredited)
La Muette
Our Agent Tiger
Radiologist (uncredited)
Six in Paris
The Father (segment "La Muette")
1962
The Third Lover
L'homme dans le peep show
The Seven Deadly Sins
Le Pharmacien (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
Greed
The Pharmacist (uncredited)
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