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Claude Chabrol

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Claude Chabrol

Born June 24, 1930 in Paris, FranceDied September 12, 201075 films

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.

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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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This Man Must Die posterFirst watchThis Man Must Die19697.3When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

75 films as director
  1. 2009BellamyDirector
  2. 2008Le Petit FûtDirector
  3. 2007A Girl Cut in TwoDirector
  4. 2007The NecklaceDirector
  5. 2006Comedy of PowerDirector
  6. 2004The BridesmaidDirector
  7. 2003The Flower of EvilDirector
  8. 2001Coup de viceDirector
  9. 2000NightcapDirector
  10. 1999The Color of LiesDirector
  11. 1997The SwindleDirector
  12. 1995La CérémonieDirector
  13. 1994TormentDirector
  14. 1993The Eye of VichyDirector
  15. 1992BettyDirector
  16. 1991The King of AdsDirector
  17. 1991Madame BovaryDirector
  18. 1990Dr. MDirector
  19. 1990Quiet Days in ClichyDirector
  20. 1988Story of WomenDirector
  21. 1987The Cry of the OwlDirector
  22. 1987MasksDirector
  23. 1986Inspector LavardinDirector
  24. 1985Cop au VinDirector
  25. 1984The Blood of OthersDirector
  26. 1983Elective AffinitiesDirector
  27. 1982M the DamnedDirector
  28. 1982The Hatter's GhostDirector
  29. 1982La danse de mortDirector
  30. 1980The Horse of PrideDirector
  31. 1979La boucle d'oreilleDirector
  32. 1979Jeunesse et Spiritualité : Cyprien KatsarisDirector
  33. 1978Monsieur Saint-SaënsDirector
  34. 1978Violette NozièreDirector
  35. 1978Blood RelativesDirector
  36. 1977Alice or the Last EscapadeDirector
  37. 1976The TwistDirector
  38. 1976De Grey, un Récit romanesqueDirector
  39. 1975Death RiteDirector
  40. 1975Innocents with Dirty HandsDirector
  41. 1975A Piece of PleasureDirector
  42. 1974An Invitation to the HuntDirector
  43. 1974The Summer PeopleDirector
  44. 1974Monsieur BébéDirector
  45. 1974Nul n'est parfaitDirector
  46. 1974The Nada GangDirector
  47. 1973Wedding in BloodDirector
  48. 1972Scoundrel in WhiteDirector
  49. 1971Ten Days' WonderDirector
  50. 1971Just Before NightfallDirector
  51. 1970The BreachDirector
  52. 1970The ButcherDirector
  53. 1969This Man Must DieDirector
  54. 1969The Unfaithful WifeDirector
  55. 1968Les BichesDirector
  56. 1967The Road to CorinthDirector
  57. 1967The Champagne MurdersDirector
  58. 1966Line of DemarcationDirector
  59. 1965Our Agent TigerDirector
  60. 1965The Blue PantherDirector
  61. 1965La MuetteDirector
  62. 1965Six in ParisDirector
  63. 1964Code Name: TigerDirector
  64. 1964Chance at LoveDirector
  65. 1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersDirector
  66. 1963OphéliaDirector
  67. 1963BluebeardDirector
  68. 1962The Third LoverDirector
  69. 1962The Seven Deadly SinsDirector
  70. 1962GreedDirector
  71. 1961Wise GuysDirector
  72. 1960Les Bonnes FemmesDirector
  73. 1959À double tourDirector
  74. 1959The CousinsDirector
  75. 1959Le Beau SergeDirector