Claude Lelouch

Claude Lelouch
Lelouch in 2019
Born
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch

(1937-10-30) 30 October 1937 (age 87)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • cinematographer
  • actor
  • film producer
Spouse(s)Christine Cochet (1968–1972)
Gunilla Friden (197?–197?)
Évelyne Bouix (1980–1985)
Marie-Sophie L. (1986–1992)
Alessandra Martines (1993–2009)
Children7
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Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (French: [klod ləluʃ]; 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.[1] At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, A Man and a Woman won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.[2] Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director.[2] While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Claude Lelouch". IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ Churchill, David (22 July 2010). "Claude Lelouch's C'était un rendez-vous (1976)". Critics at Large. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ Daoust, Phil (13 February 2009). "Phil Daoust meets film director Claude Lelouch". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.