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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Amy Saltz to David Selby
Claude Sautet Biography (1924-2000)
Born February 23, 1924, in Montrouge, France; son of Jean Sautet and Marguerite Parant; married Graziella Escojido, 1953; children: one son. Career: Director and writer. Head of a center for juvenile delinquents, 1944; musiccritic, Combat, 1947-49. Awards, Honors: Prix Louis-Delluc, 1969, for Les Choses de la Vie; Grand Prix du Cinema Francais and Prix Jean le Duc, Academic Francaise, both 1972, for Cesar et Rosalie; PrixJean Cocteau, 1973, for Vincent, Francois, Paul.et Les Autres; AcademyAward nomination, best foreign film, 1978, for Une Histoire Simple; Grand Prix, Societe des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, and Prix Georgesde Beauregard, best director, both 1988, for Quelques Jours avec Moi;Silver Lion Award and FIPRESCI Award, both Venice Film Festival, Cesar Award,and Grand Prix, Academie National du Cinema, all 1992, for Un Coeur en Hiver; Cesar Award, best director, 1995, for Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud; Cesar Award nomination, best French film, 1995; Lifetime Achievement Award, 16th Turkish Film Festival, 1997.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, Writer
- Birth Details
- February 23, 1924
- Montrouge, France
- Death Details
- July 22, 2000
- Paris, France
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Bonjour Sourire, 1955
- Assistant director, La Bande a Papa, 1955
- Assistant director, Les Yeux sans Visage (also known as Eyes without a Face,
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus, and House of Dr. Rasanoff), Lopert, 1959
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Classe Tous Risques (also known as The Big Risk and Asfalto Che Scotta), 1960
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L'Arme a Gauche (also known as The Dictator's Guns,
Gunsfor the Dictator,
Armas para el Caribe,
Corpo a Corpo, andUn Yate Hacia Jamaica), 1964
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Les Choses de la Vie (also known as These Things Happen,
The Things of Life, and L'Amante), 1969
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Max et les Ferrailleurs (also known as Mac and Il Commissario Pelissier), 1971
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Cesar et Rosalie (also known as Cesar and Rosalie,
Cesarund Rosalie,
E Simpatico, and Ma Gli Romperei il Muso), Orion, 1972
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Vincent, Francois, Paul.et les Autres (also known as Vincent, Francois, Paul, and the Others and Tre Amici le Mogli e Affettuosamentela Altre), Connoisseur Video, 1974
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Mado, 1976
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Une Histoire Simple (also known as A Simple Story), 1978
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Un Mauvais Fils, 1980
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Garcon! (also known as Waiter!), 1983
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Quelques Jours avec Moi (also known as A Few Days with Me),1988
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Un Coeur en Hiver (also known as A Heart in Winter and AHeart of Stone), Musidora Films, 1992
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Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (also known as Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Nelly e Mr. Arnaud), Vertigo Films, 1995
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Les Enfants de Lumiere, 1995
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Other Film Work
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Nous n'Irons Plus au Bois (short film), 1951
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Symphonie pour un Massacre, 1963
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La Vie de Chateau, 1964
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Le Diable par la Queue, 1966
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La Chamade, 1967
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Patrick Dewaere, 1992
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Le Fauve Est Lache, 1958
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Les Yeux sans Visage (also known as Eyes without a Face,
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus, and House of Dr. Rasanoff), Lopert, 1959
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Classe Tous Risques (also known as The Big Risk and Asfalto Che Scotta), 1960
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Peau de Banane (also known as Banana Peel), 1963
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L'Arme a Gauche (also known as The Dictator's Guns,
Gunsfor the Dictator,
Armas para el Caribe,
Corpo a Corpo, andUn Yate Hacia Jamaica), 1964
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Echappement Libre (also known as Backfire,
A Escape Libre, and Boss Hat Sich Was Ausgedacht), Dipenfa Filmayer Video, 1964
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Les Choses de la Vie (also known as These Things Happen,
The Things of Life, and L'Amante), 1969
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Borsalino, 1970
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Max et les Ferrailleurs (also known as Mac and Il Commissario Pelissier), 1971
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Les Maries de l'An II (also known as The Scarlett Buccaneer,
The Swashbuckler, and Gli Sposi dell'Anno Secondo), 1971
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Cesar et Rosalie (also known as Cesar and Rosalie,
Cesarund Rosalie,
E Simpatico, and Ma Gli Romperei il Muso), Orion, 1972
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Vincent, Francois, Paul.et les Autres (also known as Vincent, Francois, Paul, and the Others and Tre Amici le Mogli e Affettuosamentela Altre), Connoisseur Video, 1974
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Mado, 1976
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Une Histoire Simple (also known as A Simple Story), 1978
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Un Mauvais Fils, 1980
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Garcon! (also known as Waiter!), 1983
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Quelques Jours avec Moi (also known as A Few Days with Me),1988
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Mon Ami le Traite, 1988
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Un Coeur en Hiver (also known as A Heart in Winter and AHeart of Stone), Musidora Films, 1992
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Intersection, 1994
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Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (also known as Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Nelly e Mr. Arnaud), Vertigo Films, 1995
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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New York Times, May 27, 1996, .*
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