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Director • Born 1931

Charles L. Bitsch

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About

Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.

Known for

The 400 Blows posterThe 400 BlowsMovie • 1959Vivre Sa Vie posterVivre Sa VieMovie • 1962Contempt posterContemptMovie • 1963Alphaville posterAlphavilleMovie • 1965Bluebeard posterBluebeardMovie • 1963Le Doulos posterLe DoulosMovie • 1962La Chinoise posterLa ChinoiseMovie • 1967Le Beau Serge posterLe Beau SergeMovie • 1959The Oldest Profession posterThe Oldest ProfessionMovie • 19672 or 3 Things I Know About Her poster2 or 3 Things I Know About HerMovie • 1967Far from Vietnam posterFar from VietnamMovie • 1967Made in U.S.A posterMade in U.S.AMovie • 1967Ro.Go.Pa.G. posterRo.Go.Pa.G.Movie • 1963The Seven Deadly Sins posterThe Seven Deadly SinsMovie • 1962Love at Twenty posterLove at TwentyMovie • 1962The Carabineers posterThe CarabineersMovie • 1963Two Men in Manhattan posterTwo Men in ManhattanMovie • 1959Les Bonnes Femmes posterLes Bonnes FemmesMovie • 1960Paris Belongs to Us posterParis Belongs to UsMovie • 1961Fool’s Mate posterFool’s MateMovie • 1956The Kreutzer Sonata posterThe Kreutzer SonataMovie • 1956Love and Anger posterLove and AngerMovie • 1969Véronique and Her Dunce posterVéronique and Her DunceMovie • 1959