Claude Chabrol

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• born: 24/Jun/1930 (Paris, France)

[edit] 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.

(Wikipedia)

[edit] 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"

[edit] 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?)

[edit] Links

• Internet Movie Database
• The Claude Chabrol Project
• Images Journal - Slow Burn Suspense: The Films of Claude Chabrol
• Senses of Cinema - Claude Chabrol

[edit] Articles

• The Guardian - "Surfer on the new wave"