Claude Lelouch
Directing
Born: October 30, 1937 (age 88) · Paris, France
Highest Rated
Biography
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film A Man and A Woman. At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, A Man and a Woman won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism. Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte (née Abeilard) and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family while his mother was a convert to Judaism. Lelouch says that his first contact with cinema was very young: "My mother hid me in movie theaters when I was little. We were wanted by the Gestapo. [...] Cinema, for starters, saved my life." Of his personal faith, he says "Today I believe in God. My faith was sparked when I made a film in Israel. Over there, it is impossible not to believe in God. I loved the places of worship of all the religions. Everything which happens is for the best. I sometimes have the feeling that my inspiration comes from heaven. I think it is wonderful to be Jewish." His father bought him a camera as a fresh start after his failure in the baccalaureat. He started his career with a reportage – one of the first to film daily life in the Soviet Union, with the camera hidden under his coat as he made his personal journey. He also filmed sporting events, like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Tour de France. Lelouch served in the French Army working in the film unit where he made over 100 films. He was demobilized in 1960. His first full-length film as director, Le Propre de l'homme, was decried by the critics: "Claude Lelouch, remember this name well, because you will not hear it again" – Cahiers du cinéma said. La femme spectacle (1963), following prostitutes, women shopping, going for nose-jobs, was censored for its misogynist tendency. A Man and a Woman changed his fortunes and was met with favour even by the Cahiers group. 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 1976 film, C'était un rendez-vous purportedly features a Ferrari 275 GTB being driven at extreme speed through the streets of Paris at dawn. The entire short is shot from the point of view of the car. Legend has it that Lelouch was arrested after it was first shown publicly. In a 2006 interview, Lelouch stated that he drove his own Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 in the film and created a soundtrack of the radically different sounding Italian sports car for effect. He collaborated more than two dozen times with composer Francis Lai. They scored a great hit with the theme song for the film A Man and a Woman sung by Nicole Croisille and Pierre Barouh, and more than 300 versions of the song exist. In 1993 he was the president of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. ... Source: Article "Claude Lelouch" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
A Man and a Woman
1966
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
1988
Un + une
2015
Money Money Money
1972
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
September 11
2002
The Best Years of a Life
2019
Everyone's Life
2017
Happy New Year
1973
Rendezvous
1976
Bolero
1981
Les Miserables
1995
Photos (3)
Movies (13)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
D'un film à l'autre
Narrator (voice)
Long Live Life
Claude Lelouch (uncredited)
Far West
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Rendezvous
The driver
Happy New Year
1987
Happy New Year
Man on Train
Bernard, Albert et l'Empereur
Claude Lelouch
Heart to Heart
Le metteur en scène
Visions of Eight
Narrator
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Hooligan
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
The Right of Man
Claude
Self / Appearances (71)
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 4 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 7 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 5 eps
Midi Première
Self · 2 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 6 eps
C à vous
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Télématin
Self · 2 eps
The Apartment
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche prochain
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 6 eps
Konbini Vidéo Club
Self · 1 eps
Cérémonie des César
Self - President · 1 eps
Call My Agent!
Self · 1 eps
Victoires de la musique
Self · 1 eps
Discorama
Self · 2 eps
Empreintes
Self · 1 eps
Clique
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Midi trente
Self · 1 eps
Beau geste
Self · 1 eps
Nulle part ailleurs
Self · 1 eps
Vintage Mecanic
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Unexpected Getaway
Self · 1 eps
Top Gear France
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Le Cercle
Self · 1 eps
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 eps
Resistencia Cultural
Self (archive footage)
The A Talks
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Original+
Self - Audience Member
Tout le monde en parle
Self · 1 eps
Bardot
Self
Pour le plaisir
Self · 1 eps
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
The Secret Song
Self · 1 eps
Trintignant by Trintignant
Self (archive footage)
L'Œuvre invisible
Self
Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde !
Self : Réalisateur
Belmondo by Belmondo
Self (uncredited)
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Self
One 4 All
Self
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
Self
Jean-Marie fête Bigard
Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self (archive footage)
La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance
Self - filmmaker
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
Self
Messi: The Cannes Film Festival from a Dog's Eye View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Shoot to Live
Self
Re-belles
Self
Deauville et le rêve américain
Self
Conversation avec Claude Lelouch
Self - subject
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Self
Bécaud, mon père
Self
À la poursuite de Claude Lelouch
Self - filmmaker
A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
Self
Claude Lelouch - Le symphonique
Self
Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge
Self
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
Self
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
Who Is Bernard Tapie?
Self
Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux
Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Day for Night in Paris
Self - Director · 5 eps
Boléro, le refrain du monde
Self (archive footage)
Les Misérables et Victor Hugo : au nom du peuple
Self
Bolero: A Global Hit
Self (archive footage)
De la piste aux étoiles
Self - Director
Annie Girardot selon son cœur
Self - Réalisateur
Upcoming (4)
Directing (62)
A Man and a Woman
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
At the End of the Day
Director
Going and Coming Back
Director
Marriage
Director
The Crook
Director
September 11
Director
Love Is a Funny Thing
Director
The King of Ads
Director
The Best Years of a Life
Director
Lumière & Company
Director
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Director
Bolero
Director
D'un film à l'autre
Director
Les Miserables
Director
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Director
Edith and Marcel
Director
Money Money Money
Director
We Love You, You Bastard
Director
Un + une
Director
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Director
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Director
Happy New Year
Director
Far from Vietnam
Director
Everyone's Life
Director
Iran
Director
Cat and Mouse
Director
Live for Life
Director
What War May Bring
Director
One 4 All
Director
Us Two
Director
Long Live Life
Director
Another Man, Another Chance
Director
The Beautiful Story
Director
There Were Days... and Moons
Director
All That... for This?!
Director
Rendezvous
Director
13 Days in France
Director
Crossed Tracks
Director
Visions of Eight
Director
And Now My Love
Director
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Director
Love Is Better Than Life
Director
Chance or Coincidence
Director
Life Love Death
Director
A Second Chance
Director
The Good and the Bad
Director
Night Women
Director
Bandits
Director
For a Yellow Jersey
Director
Dance of Chance
Director
Plan-Séquence
Director
Robert et Robert
Director
The Courage to Love
Director
The Right of Man
Director
When the Curtain Rises
Director
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Director
The War of Silence
Director
To Be a Crook
Director
Le Grand Rendez-Vous
Director
Les grands moments
Director
In the Affirmative
Director
Writing (55)
A Man and a Woman
Screenplay
At the End of the Day
Writer
Going and Coming Back
Screenplay
Marriage
Screenplay
The Crook
Dialogue
The Crook
Story
The Crook
Screenplay
September 11
Writer
The Best Years of a Life
Screenplay
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Writer
Bolero
Writer
D'un film à l'autre
Writer
Les Miserables
Writer
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Screenplay
Edith and Marcel
Writer
Money Money Money
Screenplay
We Love You, You Bastard
Screenplay
Un + une
Writer
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Screenplay
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Screenplay
Happy New Year
Screenplay
Happy New Year
Original Story
Everyone's Life
Writer
Cat and Mouse
Screenplay
Live for Life
Screenplay
What War May Bring
Writer
One 4 All
Writer
Us Two
Screenplay
Long Live Life
Story
Long Live Life
Writer
Another Man, Another Chance
Writer
The Beautiful Story
Dialogue
The Beautiful Story
Writer
There Were Days... and Moons
Writer
All That... for This?!
Writer
Rendezvous
Writer
Happy New Year
Original Film Writer
Crossed Tracks
Screenplay
And Now My Love
Screenplay
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Writer
Love Is Better Than Life
Writer
Chance or Coincidence
Writer
Life Love Death
Author
A Second Chance
Writer
The Good and the Bad
Screenplay
Bandits
Writer
Dance of Chance
Writer
Plan-Séquence
Writer
Robert et Robert
Writer
The Courage to Love
Screenplay
The Right of Man
Dialogue
The War of Silence
Writer
To Be a Crook
Author
Le Grand Rendez-Vous
Writer
In the Affirmative
Writer
Producing (30)
A Man and a Woman
Producer
At the End of the Day
Producer
Molière
Producer
The Best Years of a Life
Producer
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Producer
Bolero
Producer
D'un film à l'autre
Producer
Les Miserables
Producer
We Love You, You Bastard
Producer
Un + une
Producer
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Producer
Happy New Year
Producer
Alors... Heureux ?
Producer
Everyone's Life
Producer
Iran
Producer
Cat and Mouse
Producer
What War May Bring
Producer
One 4 All
Producer
All That... for This?!
Producer
Our Earthmen Friends
Producer
Crossed Tracks
Producer
It Only Happens to Others
Producer
Shoot to Live
Producer
The Good and the Bad
Producer
Bandits
Producer
Dance of Chance
Producer
Earth Light
Producer
Robert et Robert
Producer
The Blood
Executive Producer
To Be a Crook
Producer
Other Crew (15)
A Man and a Woman
Director of Photography
A Man and a Woman
Editor
The Crook
Director of Photography
Les Miserables
Director of Photography
Live for Life
Editor
All That... for This?!
Director of Photography
Le Psychodrame
Camera Operator
For a Yellow Jersey
Camera Operator
For a Yellow Jersey
Director of Photography
Plan-Séquence
Cinematography
De la piste aux étoiles
Thanks
To Be a Crook
Editor
To Be a Crook
Camera Operator
In the Affirmative
Director of Photography
In the Affirmative
Editor