Claude Lelouch Biography (1937-)

Full name, Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch; born October 30, 1937, in Paris, France; son of Simon and Charlotte (maiden name, Abeilard) Lelouch; married Christine Cochet, 1968 (divorced); married Marie-Sophie Pochat; children: (firstmarriage) one son, two daughters; (second marriage) three.

Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, screenwriter
Birth Details: October 30, 1937; Paris, France

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Producer, director, and editor, Le Mal du siecle, 1953
Producer, director, and editor, USA en vrac, 1953
Producer, director, cinematographer, and editor, Quand le rideau se leve (also known as When the Curtain Rises), 1957
Producer, director, and editor, La Guerre du silence, 1959
Producer, director, and editor, Les Mecaniciens de l'armee de l'air, 1959
Producer, director, and editor, S.O.S. Helicoptere, 1959
Producer and director, Le propre de l'homme (also known as The Right of Man), 1960
Director, cinematographer, and editor, L'Amour avec des si (also known as Avec des si ...), 1962
Producer and director, 24 heures d'amant, 1964
Producer and director, La Femme spectacle (also known as NightWomen and Paris in the Raw), 1964, released in the United States by Olympic International, 1967
Producer, director, and editor (with Claude Barrois), Une fille et desfusils (also known as To Be a Crook), 1965, released in the United States by International/Comet, 1967
Producer, director, and cinematographer, Les Grands moments, 1965
Producer and director, Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
Producer and director, Pour un Maillot Jaune, 1965
Producer, director, cinematographer, and editor (with Barrois and G. Boisser), Un homme et une femme (also known as A Man and a Woman),Allied Artists, 1966
Director, camera operator, and editor, Vivre pour vivre (also known as Live for Life and Vivere per vivere), United Artists/Lopert, 1967
Codirector, Loin de Vietnam (also known as Far from Vietnam), 1967, released in the United States by New Yorker, 1968
Producer (with Alexandre Mnouchkine and Georges Dancigers), Les Gauloises bleues, 1968, released in the United States by Lopert, 1969
Director (with Francois Reichenbach), 13 jours en France (also known as Grenoble; documentary), 1968, released in the United States by United Productions of America, 1969
Director, La Vie, l'amour, la mort (also known as Life LoveDeath and La vita, l'amore, la morte), Lopert, 1969
Director and cinematographer, Un homme qui me plait (also known asAgain a Love Story, Love Is a Funny Thing, A Man I Like, Histoire d'aimer, and Un tipo chimi place), 1969, released in the United States by United Artists, 1970
Director and cinematographer, Le Voyou (also known as The Crook, Simon the Swiss, and Voyou), United Artists, 1971
Director and cinematographer, Smic, Smac, Smoc, Films 13, 1971
Producer, Ca' n'arrive qu'aux autres (also known as It Only Happens to Others), GSF, 1971
Director and cinematographer (with Jean Collomb), L'Aventure c'est l'aventure (also known as Adventure Is Adventure, Money, Money, Money, and L'avventura e l'avventura), Films 13,1972
Director, "The Losers," in Visions of Eight (also known as Olympic Visions; documentary), Cinema V, 1973
Producer, director, and cinematographer (with Collomb), La Bonne annee (also known as The Good Year, Happy New Year, The HappyNew Year Caper, and Una donna e una canaglia), Films 13, 1973
Director and camera operator, Mariage (also known as Marriage), Films 13, 1974
Director and camera operator, Toute une vie (also known as AndNow My Love, A Lifetime, and Tutta una vita), CFDC, 1974, released in the United States by Avco-Embassy, 1975
Director and cinematographer, Le Bon et les mechants (also known as The Good and the Bad and The Good Guy and the Bad Guys), Films 13, 1975
Producer, director, and cinematographer Le Chat et la souris (alsoknown as Cat and Mouse and Seven Suspects for Murder), Films 13, 1975, released in the United States by Quartet, 1978
Producer and director, Si c'etait a refaire (also known as If I Had to Do It All over Again, If It Were to Do over Again, andSecond Chance), United Artists, 1976
Producer and director, Rendez-vous, 1977
Director, Another Man, Another Chance (also known as Another Man, Another Woman and Un autre homme, un autre chance), United Artists, 1977
Executive producer, Moliere, Gades Film International/United Artists/Films 13, 1978
Producer, director, and camera operator, Robert et Robert (also known as Robert and Robert), AMLF/Films 13, 1978
Producer, Alors, heureux&quest;, Films 13, 1979
Producer, director, and camera operator, A nous deux (also known as An Adventure for Two and Us Two), AMLF, 1979
Director, Un apres-midi avec les moteurs, 1979
Director, Il a besoin, 1981
Producer and director, Les Uns et les autres (also known as Bolero and Within Memory), Sharp Features, 1981, released in the United States by Double, 1982
Producer and director, Edith et Marcel (also known as Edith andMarcel), Films 13/Parafrance, 1982, released in the United States by Miramax, 1984
Producer and director, Viva la vie! (also known as Long Live Life!), Union Generale Cinematographique, 1984
Producer and director, Partir revenir (also known as DepartingReturn and Going and Coming Back), Films 13/Union Generale Cinematographique, 1985
Producer and director, Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans deja (alsoknown as A Man and a Woman: Twenty Years Later), Warner Bros., 1986

Producer and director, Attention Bandits (also known as Bandits, Warning,and Les Nouveau bandits), JP2A Audiovisuel/GrangeCommunications/Films 13/AAA, 1987
Producer (with Jean-Paul Belmondo) and director, Itineraire d'un enfant gate (also known as Itinerary of a Spoiled Child, Der Gluckspilz, and Loewe), AFMD/JP2A Audiovisuel, 1988
Producer and director, Il y a des jours ... et des lunes (also known as There Were Days and Moons), 1990
Producer and director, La Belle histoire (also known as The Beautiful Story), 1992
Producer, director, and cinematographer, Tout ca ... pour ca! (also known as All That ... for This&quest;!), 1993
Producer, Le Voleur et la menteuse, 1993
Producer, director, and cinematographer, Les Miserables (also known as Les Miserables du vingtieme siecle), 1995
Director, Lumiere et compagnie (also known as Lumiere and Company and Lumiere y compania), 1995
Producer, director, and cinematographer, Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (also known as Men, Women: A User's Manual), Gala Films,1996
Producer and director, Hasards ou coincidences (also known as Chance or Coincidence), UGC-Fox Distribution, 1998
Producer, director, and cinematographer, Une pour toutes (also known as One 4 All), Bac Films, 1999
Film Appearances
Claude, Le Propre de l'homme (also known as The Right of Man), 1960
Metteur en scene, Confidences pour confidences (also known as Confidences for Confidences), Exportation Francaise Cinematographique, 1979
Man on train, Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987
Une pour toutes (also known as One 4 All), Bac Films, 1999
Television Appearances
Belmondo, le magnifique, 1996
WRITINGS
Screenplays, Except Where Indicated
Le Mal du siecle (short film), 1953
USA en vrac, 1953
Quand le rideau se leve (also known as When the Curtain Rises), 1957
La Guerre du silence, 1959
Les Mecaniciens de l'armee de l'air, 1959
S.O.S. Helicoptere, 1959
Le Propre de l'homme (also known as The Right of Man),1960
24 heures d'amant, 1964
La Femme spectacle (also known as Night Women and Parisin the Raw), 1964, released in the United States by Olympic International, 1967
Les Grands moments, 1965
Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
Pour un Maillot Jaune, 1965
(With Pierre Uytterhoeven) Une fille et des fusils (also known asTo Be a Crook), 1965, released in the United States by International/Comet, 1967
(With Uytterhoeven) Un homme et une femme (also known as A Manand a Woman), Allied Artists, 1966
(With Uytterhoeven) Vivre pour vivre (also known as Live for Life and Vivere per vivere), United Artists/Lopert, 1967
(With Uytterhoeven and Francois Reichenbach) 13 jours en France (also known as Grenoble; documentary), 1968, released in the United States by United Productions of America, 1969
(With Uytterhoeven) La Vie, l'amour, la morte (also known as Life Love Death and La vita, l'amore, la morte), Lopert, 1969
(With Uytterhoeven) Un homme qui me plait (also known as Againa Love Story, Love Is a Funny Thing, A Man I Like, Histoire d'aimer, and Un tipo chimi place), 1969, released in the United States by United Artists, 1970
(With Uytterhoeven) Le Voyou (also known as The Crook, Simon the Swiss, and Voyou), United Artists, 1971
Smic, Smac, Smoc, Films 13, 1971
L'Aventure c'est l'aventure (also known as Adventure Is Adventure, Money, Money, Money, and L'avventura e l'avventura), Films 13, 1972
(With Uytterhoeven) La Bonne annee (also known as The Good Year, Happy New Year, The Happy New Year Caper, and Una donna e una canaglia), Films 13, 1973
"The Losers" in Visions of Eight (also known as Olympic Visions; documentary), Cinema V, 1973
(With Uytterhoeven) Toute une vie (also known as And Now My Love, A Lifetime, and Tutta una vita), CFDC, 1974, released inthe United States by Avco-Embassy, 1975
(With Uytterhoeven) Mariage (also known as Marriage), Films13, 1974
Le Bon et les mechants (also known as The Good and the Badand The Good Guy and the Bad Guys), Films 13, 1975
Le Chat et la souris (also known as Cat and Mouse and Seven Suspects for Murder), Films 13, 1975, released in the United States by Quartet, 1978
Si c'etait a refaire (also known as If I Had to Do It All Over Again, If It Were to Do Over Again, and Second Chance),United Artists, 1976
Another Man, Another Chance (also known as Another Man, AnotherWoman and Un autre homme, un autre chance), United Artists, 1977
Robert et Robert (also known as Robert and Robert), AMLF/Films 13, 1978
A nous deux (also known as An Adventure for Two and Us Two), AMLF, 1979
Il a besoin, 1981
Les Uns et les autres (also known as Bolero and Within Memory), Sharp Features, 1981, released in the United States by Double, 1982
(With Uytterhoeven and Gilles Durieux) Edith et Marcel (also knownas Edith and Marcel), Films 13/Parafrance, 1982, released in the United States by Miramax, 1984
(With Jerome Tonnerre) Viva la vie! (also known as Long Live Life!), Union Generale Cinematographique, 1984
(With Uytterhoeven, Tonnerre, and Julie Pavesi) Partir revenir (also known as Departing Return and Going and Coming Back), Films13/Union Generale Cinematographique, 1985
(With Uytterhoeven, Monique Lange, and Tonnerre) Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans deja (also known as A Man and a Woman: Twenty Years Later), Warner Bros., 1986
(With Uytterhoeven) Attention Bandits (also known as Bandits, Warning, and Les Nouveau bandits), JP2A Audiovisuel/Grange Communications/Films 13/AAA, 1987
Itineraire d'un enfant gate (also known as Itinerary of a Spoiled Child, Der Gluckspilz, and Loewe; based on a story by Lelouch), AFMD/JP2A Audiovisuel, 1988
Il y a des jours ... et des lunes (also known as There Were Days and Moons), 1990
Dialogue writer, La Belle histoire (also known as The BeautifulStory), 1992
Tout ca ... pour ca! (also known as All That ... for This&quest;!), 1993
(And composer) Les Miserables (also known as Les Miserables duvingtieme siecle), 1995
Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (also known as Men, Women: AUser's Manual), Gala Films, 1996
Hasards ou coincidences (also known as Chance or Coincidence), UGC-Fox Distribution, 1998
Une pour toutes (also known as One 4 All; based on a storyby Lelouch), Bac Films, 1999
Other Writings
(With Yonnick) Ma vie pour un film (autobiography), Flot (Paris),1986
Contributor to periodicals, including Avant-Scene du Cinema.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Happy New Year, released by Columbia in 1987, is based on Lelouch's earlier screenplay Le Bonne annee.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

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