Biography
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.
Directed 19
1960s
- 1969
The Last Man
Director
Love and Anger
Assistant Director
- 1967
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
- 1965
- 1964
Chance at Love
Director
Les baisers
Director
- 1963
The Carabineers
Assistant Director
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
- 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
- 1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
Assistant Director
1950s
- 1959
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
- 1953
Three Dates
Director
Camera 8
1960s
- 1967
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography
- 1962
- 1961
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography
1950s
- 1959
Véronique and Her Dunce
Director of Photography
- 1956
Fool’s Mate
Director of Photography
- 1952
The Diversion
Director of Photography
Wrote 5
1960s
- 1969
The Last Man
Writer
- 1966
M.M.M. 83
Writer
- 1964
Chance at Love
Writer
1950s
- 1956
Fool’s Mate
Writer
- 1953
Three Dates
Screenplay
Acted in 3
1960s
- 1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
The Kreutzer Sonata
(uncredited)
Appearances3
2000s
- 2009
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
- 2007
Godard, Love and Poetry
Self