Claude Lelouch

About

Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film A Man and A Woman. At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, A Man and a Woman won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism. Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte (née Abeilard) and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family while his mother was a convert to Judaism. Lelouch says that his first contact with cinema was very young: "My mother hid me in movie...

Known for

Going and Coming BackMovie • 1985A Man and a WomanMovie • 1966Love Is a Funny ThingMovie • 1969September 11Movie • 2002Robert et RobertMovie • 1978We Love You, You BastardMovie • 2014Itinerary of a Spoiled ChildMovie • 1988To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007The CrookMovie • 1970Money Money MoneyMovie • 1972And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...Movie • 2002At the End of the DayMovie • 2024BoleroMovie • 1981MolièreMovie • 1978Lumière & CompanyMovie • 1995A Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterMovie • 1986The Best Years of a LifeMovie • 2019Men, Women: A User's ManualMovie • 1996Les MiserablesMovie • 1995Long Live LifeMovie • 1984What War May BringMovie • 2010Live for LifeMovie • 1967All That... for This?!Movie • 1993Chance or CoincidenceMovie • 1998