Biography
Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement. He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photography because of the cost of tuition. In 1945, Coutard was sent to participate in the French Indochina War; he lived in Vietnam for the next 11 years, working as a war photographer, eventually becoming a freelancer for Paris Match and Look. In 1956, he was approached to shoot a film by Pierre Schoendoerffer, La Passe du Diable. Coutard had never used a movie camera before, and reportedly agreed to the job because of a misunderstanding (he believed he was being hired to shoot production stills of the film). Coutard's first work collaboration with Jean-Luc Godard was Godard's first feature, À bout de souffle, shot in 1959. He was reportedly "imposed" on Godard by producer Georges de Beauregard; the director had already settled on a different cinematographer. Coutard photographed nearly all of Godard's work in the Nouvelle Vague era (1959 - 1967), with the exception of Masculin, féminin; their last work during this period was Week-end (1967), which marked the end of Godard's work as a 'mainstream' filmmaker. The two did not work together again until Passion; their final collaboration was Godard's next feature, Prénom Carmen. ... Source: Article "Raoul Coutard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Camera 69
2020s
- 2025
The Wild Palms
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2001
Wild Innocence
Director of Photography
1990s
- 1996
The Phantom Heart
Director of Photography
- 1995
Happiness Is No Joke
Director of Photography
- 1993
The Birth of Love
Director of Photography
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Director of Photography
- 1990
Il gèle en enfer
Director of Photography
1980s
- 1989
Thick Skinned
Director of Photography
- 1988
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Director of Photography
Burning Beds
Director of Photography
Blanc de Chine
Director of Photography
- 1986
Max My Love
Director of Photography
- 1984
The Bitch
Director of Photography
Salt on the Skin
Director of Photography
- 1983
- 1982
Godard's Passion
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1977
Drummer-Crab
Director of Photography
- 1974
Like a Pot of Strawberries
Director of Photography
- 1973
A Pain in the Ass
Director of Photography
The Hostage Gang
Director of Photography
- 1972
Five Leaf Clover
Director of Photography
Embassy
Director of Photography
- 1971
The Most Gentle Confessions
Director of Photography
- 1970
La Liberté en croupe
Director of Photography
The Confession
Director of Photography
1960s
- 1969
The Southern Star
Director of Photography
- 1968
Rocky Road to Dublin
Director of Photography
- 1967
Horizon
Director of Photography
Made in U.S.A
Director of Photography
The Sailor from Gibraltar
Director of Photography
- 1966
- 1965
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora
Director of Photography
The 317th Platoon
Director of Photography
- 1964
The Married Woman
Director of Photography
Male Companion
Director of Photography
Le Grand Escroc
Director of Photography
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Director of Photography
- 1963
Portuguese Vacation
Director of Photography
The Carabineers
Director of Photography
Like Two Drops of Water
Director of Photography
- 1962
The Doll
Director of Photography
And Satan Calls the Turns
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Antoine and Colette
Director of Photography
Petit Jour
Director of Photography
- 1961
Chronicle of a Summer
Director of Photography
A Woman Is a Woman
Director of Photography
Time Out for Love
Director of Photography
- 1960
The Army Game
Director of Photography
1950s
- 1959
The Devil's Pass
Director of Photography
Island Fisherman
Director of Photography
- 1958
Ramuntcho
Director of Photography
Acted in 4
1970s
- 1971
- 1970
The Bamboo Incident
Angry French man (uncredited)
1960s
- 1969
- 1963
Directed 3
1980s
- 1983
S.A.S. San Salvador
Director
- 1980
Operation Leopard
Director
1970s
- 1970
The Bamboo Incident
Director
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1970
The Bamboo Incident
Adaptation
Appearances11
2010s
- 2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Self
- 2011
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Self
2000s
- 2008
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
Self (chef opérateur)
- 2007
Godard, Love and Poetry
Self
- 2004
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
Self
- 2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
1990s
- 1997
Jean Seberg: American Actress
Self
- 1993
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
Self
1950s
- 1956
