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

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • 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
  • Classe Tous Risques (also known as The Big Risk and Asfalto Che Scotta), 1960
  • 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
  • Les Choses de la Vie (also known as These Things Happen, The Things of Life, and L'Amante), 1969
  • Max et les Ferrailleurs (also known as Mac and Il Commissario Pelissier), 1971
  • Cesar et Rosalie (also known as Cesar and Rosalie, Cesarund Rosalie, E Simpatico, and Ma Gli Romperei il Muso), Orion, 1972
  • 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
  • Mado, 1976
  • Une Histoire Simple (also known as A Simple Story), 1978
  • Un Mauvais Fils, 1980
  • Garcon! (also known as Waiter!), 1983
  • Quelques Jours avec Moi (also known as A Few Days with Me),1988
  • Un Coeur en Hiver (also known as A Heart in Winter and AHeart of Stone), Musidora Films, 1992
  • Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (also known as Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Nelly e Mr. Arnaud), Vertigo Films, 1995
  • Les Enfants de Lumiere, 1995
  • Other Film Work
  • Nous n'Irons Plus au Bois (short film), 1951
  • Symphonie pour un Massacre, 1963
  • La Vie de Chateau, 1964
  • Le Diable par la Queue, 1966
  • La Chamade, 1967
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, Patrick Dewaere, 1992
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Le Fauve Est Lache, 1958
  • Les Yeux sans Visage (also known as Eyes without a Face, The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus, and House of Dr. Rasanoff), Lopert, 1959
  • Classe Tous Risques (also known as The Big Risk and Asfalto Che Scotta), 1960
  • Peau de Banane (also known as Banana Peel), 1963
  • 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
  • Echappement Libre (also known as Backfire, A Escape Libre, and Boss Hat Sich Was Ausgedacht), Dipenfa Filmayer Video, 1964
  • Les Choses de la Vie (also known as These Things Happen, The Things of Life, and L'Amante), 1969
  • Borsalino, 1970
  • Max et les Ferrailleurs (also known as Mac and Il Commissario Pelissier), 1971
  • Les Maries de l'An II (also known as The Scarlett Buccaneer, The Swashbuckler, and Gli Sposi dell'Anno Secondo), 1971
  • Cesar et Rosalie (also known as Cesar and Rosalie, Cesarund Rosalie, E Simpatico, and Ma Gli Romperei il Muso), Orion, 1972
  • 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
  • Mado, 1976
  • Une Histoire Simple (also known as A Simple Story), 1978
  • Un Mauvais Fils, 1980
  • Garcon! (also known as Waiter!), 1983
  • Quelques Jours avec Moi (also known as A Few Days with Me),1988
  • Mon Ami le Traite, 1988
  • Un Coeur en Hiver (also known as A Heart in Winter and AHeart of Stone), Musidora Films, 1992
  • Intersection, 1994
  • Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (also known as Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Nelly e Mr. Arnaud), Vertigo Films, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • New York Times, May 27, 1996, .*