Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol

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. 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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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-06-24

Place of birth

Paris, France

Images

Cast

Animal

Animal

1977

6.20

Polar

Polar

1984

5.80

The Twist

The Twist

1976

3.80

La Muette

La Muette

1965

0.00

Six in Paris

Six in Paris

1965

6.50

Avida

Avida

2006

5.70

Sale destin

Sale destin

1987

4.50

House of Sin

House of Sin

1961

4.00

Et crac…!

Et crac…!

1969

7.00

The Breach

The Breach

1970

6.10

Les Biches

Les Biches

1968

6.00

Greed

Greed

1962

7.50

Sam's Enough

Sam's Enough

1992

3.50