Biography
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 theaters when I was little. We were wanted by the Gestapo. [...] Cinema, for starters, saved my life." Of his personal faith, he says "Today I believe in God. My faith was sparked when I made a film in Israel. Over there, it is impossible not to believe in God. I loved the places of worship of all the religions. Everything which happens is for the best. I sometimes have the feeling that my inspiration comes from heaven. I think it is wonderful to be Jewish." His father bought him a camera as a fresh start after his failure in the baccalaureat. He started his career with a reportage – one of the first to film daily life in the Soviet Union, with the camera hidden under his coat as he made his personal journey. He also filmed sporting events, like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Tour de France. Lelouch served in the French Army working in the film unit where he made over 100 films. He was demobilized in 1960. His first full-length film as director, Le Propre de l'homme, was decried by the critics: "Claude Lelouch, remember this name well, because you will not hear it again" – Cahiers du cinéma said. La femme spectacle (1963), following prostitutes, women shopping, going for nose-jobs, was censored for its misogynist tendency. A Man and a Woman changed his fortunes and was met with favour even by the Cahiers group. The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films. His 1976 film, C'était un rendez-vous purportedly features a Ferrari 275 GTB being driven at extreme speed through the streets of Paris at dawn. The entire short is shot from the point of view of the car. Legend has it that Lelouch was arrested after it was first shown publicly. In a 2006 interview, Lelouch stated that he drove his own Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 in the film and created a soundtrack of the radically different sounding Italian sports car for effect. He collaborated more than two dozen times with composer Francis Lai. They scored a great hit with the theme song for the film A Man and a Woman sung by Nicole Croisille and Pierre Barouh, and more than 300 versions of the song exist. In 1993 he was the president of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. ... Source: Article "Claude Lelouch" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Directed 63
2020s
- 2024
At the End of the Day
Director
- 2022
Love Is Better Than Life
Director
- 2020
Le Grand Rendez-Vous
Director
2010s
- 2019
Dance of Chance
Director
- 2017
Everyone's Life
Director
- 2015
Un + une
Director
- 2014
We Love You, You Bastard
Director
- 2011
- 2010
What War May Bring
Director
2000s
- 2007
Crossed Tracks
Director
- 2005
The Courage to Love
Director
- 2004
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Director
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
One 4 All
Director
- 1998
Chance or Coincidence
Director
- 1996
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Director
- 1995
Lumière & Company
Director
Les Miserables
Director
- 1993
All That... for This?!
Director
- 1992
The Beautiful Story
Director
Plan-Séquence
Director
- 1991
The King of Ads
Director
- 1990
There Were Days... and Moons
Director
1980s
- 1988
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Director
- 1987
Bandits
Director
- 1986
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Director
- 1985
- 1984
Long Live Life
Director
- 1983
- 1981
Bolero
Director
1970s
- 1979
Us Two
Director
- 1978
Robert et Robert
Director
- 1977
- 1976
A Second Chance
Director
The Good and the Bad
Director
Rendezvous
Director
- 1975
Cat and Mouse
Director
- 1974
And Now My Love
Director
- 1973
Visions of Eight
Director
Happy New Year
Director
- 1972
Money Money Money
Director
- 1971
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Director
Iran
Director
- 1970
The Crook
Director
1960s
- 1969
Life Love Death
Director
- 1968
13 Days in France
Director
- 1967
Far from Vietnam
Director
Live for Life
Director
- 1966
Les grands moments
Director
- 1965
For a Yellow Jersey
Director
To Be a Crook
Director
- 1964
In the Affirmative
Director
Night Women
Director
- 1961
The Right of Man
Director
1950s
- 1957
When the Curtain Rises
Director
The War of Silence
Director
No release date
Un moment pour tout
Director
Wrote 51
2020s
- 2024
At the End of the Day
Writer
- 2022
Love Is Better Than Life
Writer
- 2020
Le Grand Rendez-Vous
Writer
2010s
- 2019
Dance of Chance
Writer
- 2017
Everyone's Life
Writer
- 2015
Un + une
Writer
- 2014
We Love You, You Bastard
Screenplay
- 2011
- 2010
What War May Bring
Writer
2000s
- 2007
Crossed Tracks
Screenplay
- 2005
The Courage to Love
Screenplay
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
One 4 All
Writer
- 1998
Chance or Coincidence
Writer
- 1996
Men, Women: A User's Manual
Screenplay
- 1995
Les Miserables
Writer
- 1993
All That... for This?!
Writer
- 1992
The Beautiful Story
Dialogue, Writer
Plan-Séquence
Writer
- 1990
There Were Days... and Moons
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Writer
- 1987
Happy New Year
Original Film Writer
Bandits
Writer
- 1986
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Screenplay
- 1985
- 1984
Long Live Life
Story, Writer
- 1983
- 1981
Bolero
Writer
1970s
- 1979
Us Two
Screenplay
- 1978
Robert et Robert
Writer
- 1977
- 1976
A Second Chance
Writer
The Good and the Bad
Screenplay
Rendezvous
Writer
- 1975
Cat and Mouse
Screenplay
- 1974
And Now My Love
Screenplay
- 1973
Happy New Year
Screenplay, Original Story
- 1972
Money Money Money
Screenplay
- 1971
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Writer
- 1970
The Crook
Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Life Love Death
Author
- 1967
Live for Life
Screenplay
- 1966
- 1965
To Be a Crook
Author
- 1964
In the Affirmative
Writer
- 1961
The Right of Man
Dialogue
1950s
- 1957
The War of Silence
Writer
No release date
Un moment pour tout
Writer
Produced 32
2020s
- 2024
At the End of the Day
Producer
- 2022
Shoot to Live
Producer
2010s
- 2019
Dance of Chance
Producer
- 2017
Everyone's Life
Producer
- 2015
Un + une
Producer
- 2014
We Love You, You Bastard
Producer
- 2011
- 2010
What War May Bring
Producer
2000s
- 2007
Crossed Tracks
Producer
Our Earthmen Friends
Producer
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
One 4 All
Producer
- 1995
Les Miserables
Producer
- 1993
All That... for This?!
Producer
1980s
- 1988
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Producer
- 1987
Bandits
Producer
- 1981
Bolero
Producer
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
Molière
Producer
Robert et Robert
Producer
- 1976
The Good and the Bad
Producer
- 1975
Cat and Mouse
Producer
- 1973
Happy New Year
Producer
- 1971
It Only Happens to Others
Producer
The Blood
Executive Producer
Iran
Producer
- 1970
Earth Light
Producer
1960s
- 1966
- 1965
To Be a Crook
Producer
No release date
The Seacrets
Executive Producer, Co-Producer
Un moment pour tout
Producer
Acted in 10
2020s
- 2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Movie
- 2021
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
Movie
Bernard, Albert et l'Empereur
Claude Lelouch
1980s
- 1987
Happy New Year
Man on Train
- 1984
Long Live Life
Claude Lelouch (uncredited)
1970s
- 1979
Heart to Heart
Le metteur en scène
- 1976
Rendezvous
The Driver (uncredited)
- 1973
Far West
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1971
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Hooligan
1960s
- 1961
The Right of Man
Claude
Camera 8
1990s
- 1995
Les Miserables
Director of Photography
- 1993
All That... for This?!
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1970
The Crook
Director of Photography
1960s
- 1966
- 1965
For a Yellow Jersey
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
To Be a Crook
Camera Operator
- 1964
In the Affirmative
Director of Photography
1950s
- 1956
Le Psychodrame
Camera Operator
Edited 4
1960s
- 1967
Live for Life
Editor
- 1966
- 1965
To Be a Crook
Editor
- 1964
In the Affirmative
Editor
Other crew 1
1990s
- 1992
Plan-Séquence
Cinematography
Appearances72
2020s
- 2026
À la poursuite de Claude Lelouch
Self - filmmaker
L'Œuvre invisible
Self
- 2025
Bardot
Self
Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux
Self
La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance
Self - filmmaker
Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde !
Self : Réalisateur
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Self
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
Self
- 2024
Messi: The Cannes Film Festival from a Dog's Eye View
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Conversation avec Claude Lelouch
Self - subject
- 2023
Claude Lelouch - Le symphonique
Self
De la piste aux étoiles
Self - Director
Re-belles
Self
- 2022
The A Talks
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Shoot to Live
Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mysterious and Elusive
Self
- 2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
Self (archive footage)
Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge
Self
- 2020
Annie Girardot selon son cœur
Self - Réalisateur
Les Misérables et Victor Hugo : au nom du peuple
Self
Deauville et le rêve américain
Self
2010s
- 2019
Boléro, le refrain du monde
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Marie fête Bigard
Self
Bolero: A Global Hit
Self (archive footage)
- 2018
The Secret Song
Self · 1 episode
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
Self
- 2016
Bécaud, mon père
Self
Belmondo by Belmondo
Self (uncredited)
- 2015
- 2013
- 2012
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
Self
- 2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
Self
- 2005
Le Cercle
Self · 1 episode
- 2004
Day for Night in Paris
Self - Director · 5 episodes
- 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
- 2001
Who Is Bernard Tapie?
Self
1990s
- 1999
One 4 All
Self
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Self
- 1998
Tout le monde en parle
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Visions of Eight
Narrator
- 1972
1960s
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 1 episode
1950s
- 1959
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 episode
- 1953
Thanked in the credits1
2020s
- 2023
De la piste aux étoiles
Thanks