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Louis Malle

Birth Name:
Louis Malle
Birth Place:
Thumeries, France
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Cinematographer, Soundtrack
Louis Malle

Fast Facts

  • Awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1956 for "Le monde du silence" at the age of 24
  • Studied political science at the Sorbonne in Paris before pursuing a career in filmmaking
  • Married to actress Candice Bergen from 1980 until his death in 1995
  • His film was subject of the 1964 U․S․ Supreme Court decision for the Jacobellis v․ Ohio case
  • Died in 1995 at the age of 63 after suffering from lymphoma for several months
  • Born to a wealthy family, his grandfather was the founder of the Beghin-Say sugar company
  • Quote: "I tend to think that I repeat myself, so I try to resist the temptation to return to what I have already explored․"
  • Quote: "It is only when memory is filtered through imagination that the films we make will have real depth․"
  • After assisting well-known filmmakers such as Jacques Cousteau, he would go on to make his directorial debut with "Elevator to the Gallows" in 1957
  • Eventually split his time between Hollywood and French cinema after moving to Los Angeles in the late 1970s

Awards

  • 1956Palme d'OrWinner
  • 1957Critics Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1957Prix Louis DellucWinner
  • 1958Golden LionNominated
  • 1958Special Jury PrizeWinner
  • 1963Golden LionNominated
  • 1963Pasinetti Award - Competition:Winner
  • 1963Special Jury PrizeWinner
  • 1966Golden DoveWinner
  • 1966Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 1967Grand PrixNominated
  • 1969Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1970Grand PrixWinner
  • 1971Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1972NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1973Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced:Nominated
  • 1975BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1975BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1975Critics Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1975Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1975Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1975San Gregorio PrizeWinner
  • 1978Technical Grand PrizeWinner
  • 1978Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1980Golden LionWinner
  • 1981NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1982Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1982BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1982DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1982Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1982Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1982NSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1982Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1984Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1984Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1987LAFCA Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1987Prix Louis DellucWinner
  • 1987OCIC AwardWinner
  • 1987Golden LionWinner
  • 1987UNICEF AwardWinner
  • 1987Special Golden CiakWinner
  • 1987Sergio Trasatti AwardWinner
  • 1988Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1988César - Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation):Winner
  • 1988César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 1988César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Winner
  • 1988David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 1988David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1988David - Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera):Winner
  • 1988European Film Award - Best Screenwriter:Winner
  • 1988European Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1988European Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1988Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 1988Critics Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1988Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1989Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1989Guild Film Award - Silver - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1989Critics Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 1990David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1990David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1991BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 1994BSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1994Jury Special Prize - Best Film:Winner
  • 1994Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1995European Silver RibbonNominated
  • 1995NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2002Felix - Best Director:Nominated
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