Claude Chabrol
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- born: 24/Jun/1930 (Paris, France)
Biography
Claude Chabrol (born June 24, 1930, Paris) is a French movie director and has become well-known in the 40 years since his first film, "Le Beau Serge", for his chilling tales of murder, including "Le Boucher".
He was a member of the French New Wave cinema group. In 1957, he published with Eric Rohmer a book about Alfred Hitchcock.
He divorced Agnes, his first wife, to marry the actress Stéphane Audran. His third wife is Aurore Paquiss.
Filmography
Works of note...
- Que la bête meure (1969) - aka "The Beast Must Die"
- Le Boucher (1970) - aka "The Butcher"
- Juste avant la nuit (1971) - aka "Just Before Nightfall" (USA)
- Une affaire de femmes (1988) - aka "Story of Women" (USA)
- La Cérémonie (1995) - aka "A Judgement in Stone"
Documentaries
He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
- Bernard Herrmann: Music for the Movies (1992)
- Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999)
- Le Crime était presque parfait: Tuer est horriblement difficile (2005?)
Links
- Internet Movie Database
- The Claude Chabrol Project
- Images Journal - Slow Burn Suspense: The Films of Claude Chabrol
- Senses of Cinema - Claude Chabrol
Articles
- The Guardian - "Surfer on the new wave"