Claude Lelouch
Birth Name:
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Camera department, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor
Fast Facts
- His 1966 film "A Man and A Woman" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival the same year
- In 1971, he received the David di Donatello Award, given each year by the Academy of Italian Cinema, for his film "Le Voyou"
- Began his love of filmmaking after being given a camera by his father after he realized his son had grown depressed after not being able to pass his baccalaureat examination as a teen
- Quote: "I speak much better about what I know․ In all my films I always speak of my personal experiences․ I am the guinea pig of my films in a way․ I test the stories before I make them a bit․․․Life is the most impressive screenwriter, life comes up with thins that I would never come up with․"
- Got his start as an undercover camera operator in the U․S․S․R․ filming everyday activities of Soviet citizens, which authorities did not allow at the time
- Often collaborates with internationally-known composer, Francis Lai
- Often known for reusing footage from other projects for some of his more low-budget films, a technique he was forced to enact in the earliest days of his career
- Was reportedly arrested after a high-speed car chase first aired in his 1976 film, "C'etait un rendez-vous", later admitting to authorities that he had dubbed over the scene with the sound of a revved up Italian sports car
Awards
- 1964Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1965Best DirectorWinner
- 1965Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 1966Palme d'OrWinner
- 1966OCIC AwardWinner
- 1967Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1967Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 1967Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
- 1967DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1967Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
- 1967Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
- 1968BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source:Nominated
- 1968Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1968Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 1969Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1971David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
- 1975LAFCA Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 1976Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 1981Palme d'OrNominated
- 1982César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
- 1984Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1985Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1989Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1990Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1990Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 1993Best DirectorWinner
- 1995Audience Choice Award - Gold Plaque:Winner
- 1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
- 1996Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1996Little Golden LionWinner
- 1996Golden LionNominated
- 2000Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2002UNESCO AwardWinner
- 2003César - Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne):Nominated
- 2009Top Film - Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties:Winner
- 2014Audience Choice Award - Audience Choice Award:Nominated
- 2019Le Prix TV5Monde - Best French Language Film:Nominated