Biography
Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless, his films, especially his comedies from the 1970s and 1980s, were popular in his native France.
Directed 35
2000s
- 2005
The Art of Breaking Up
Director
- 2002
Almost Peaceful
Director
1990s
- 1999
Sachs' Disease
Director
- 1997
The Gods Must Be Daring
Director
- 1994
Life's Little Treasures
Director
- 1992
Sweetheart
Director
- 1991
Lest We Forget
Director
- 1990
Summer Night in Town
Director
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
The Nonentity
Director
- 1985
Death in a French Garden
Director
- 1984
Les Capricieux
Director
- 1983
The Little Bunch
Director
- 1981
Deep Water
Director
- 1980
A Sweet Journey
Director
1970s
- 1978
Dossier 51
Director
- 1977
The Apprentice Heel
Director
- 1974
- 1973
The Woman in Blue
Director
- 1971
Raphael or the Debauched One
Director
- 1970
The Bear and the Doll
Director
1960s
- 1969
Bye Bye Barbara
Director
- 1968
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Director
- 1967
Tender Sharks
Director
- 1966
Soldier Martin
Director
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
Director
- 1964
Lucky Jo
Director
The Little Misses
Director
- 1963
Girl's Apartment
Director
Because, Because of a Woman
Director
- 1962
Adorable Liar
Director
- 1961
Tonight or Never
Director
1950s
- 1958
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Director
- 1955
Razzia
Second Assistant Director
- 1954
Wrote 22
1990s
- 1999
Sachs' Disease
Writer
- 1997
The Gods Must Be Daring
Writer
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
The Nonentity
Screenplay
- 1985
Death in a French Garden
Writer
- 1981
Deep Water
Screenplay
- 1980
A Sweet Journey
Writer
1970s
- 1978
Dossier 51
Writer
- 1977
The Apprentice Heel
Writer
- 1973
The Woman in Blue
Writer
- 1970
The Bear and the Doll
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Bye Bye Barbara
Adaptation
- 1968
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Writer
- 1966
Soldier Martin
Adaptation
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
Screenplay
- 1964
Lucky Jo
Screenplay
The Little Misses
Writer
- 1963
Girl's Apartment
Writer
Because, Because of a Woman
Writer
- 1962
Adorable Liar
Writer
- 1961
Tonight or Never
Writer
1950s
- 1958
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Screenplay
Produced 2
1990s
- 1999
Sachs' Disease
Casting
1960s
- 1963
Because, Because of a Woman
Producer
Appearances6
2000s
- 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
1990s
- 1995
Son of Gascogne
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
1950s
- 1959
