- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 23, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Died
- July 22, 2000
Claude Sautet
Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. He made a total of five films with his favorite actress Romy Schneider. Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer. His first movie, Hello Smile! (originally Bonjour Sourire) was released in 1956. He earned international attention with The Things of Life (Les choses de la vie, 1970), which he wrote and directed, like the rest of his later films. Featuring Michel Piccoli in the male lead, it was shown in competition at the 1970 Cannes Festival. The film also revived the career of Romy Schneider; she acted in several of Sautet's later films. In his next film Max and the Junkmen (Max et les Ferraill…
Filmography
movieRomy, A Free Woman
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieClaude Sautet: A Subtle Director
2021 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieLino Ventura, la part intime
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieClaude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieIl était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieClaude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
2003 · Self (voice)
movieNelly and Monsieur Arnaud
1995 · Director, Screenplay
movieIntersection
1994 · Original Film Writer
movieA Heart in Winter
1992 · Director, Screenplay
movieA Few Days with Me
1988 · Director, Writer
movieWaiter!
1983 · Screenplay, Director
movieA Bad Son
1980 · Screenplay, Director
movieA Simple Story
1978 · Director, Writer
movieMado
1976 · Director, Screenplay
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieVincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
1974 · Director, Screenplay
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
movieCesar and Rosalie
1972 · Screenplay, Director
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieThe Married Couple of the Year Two
1971 · Writer
movieMax and the Junkmen
1971 · Screenplay, Director
movieBorsalino
1970 · Writer
movieThe Things of Life
1970 · Director, Screenplay
movieUnder the Sign of the Bull
1969 · Writer
movieThe Devil by the Tail
1969 · Writer, Adaptation
moviePillaged
1967 · Screenplay, Dialogue
movieA Matter of Resistance
1966 · Screenplay
movieThe Dictator's Guns
1965 · Director, Adaptation
movieThat Tender Age
1964 · Screenplay
movieBackfire
1964 · Writer
movieSymphony for a Massacre
1963 · Writer
movieBanana Peel
1963 · Screenplay
movieThe Big Risk
1960 · Adaptation, Director
movieEyes Without a Face
1960 · Adaptation, Screenplay, Assistant Director
movieThe Beast Is Loose
1959 · Adaptation, Scenario Writer, Assistant Director
movieBack to the Wall
1958 · Assistant Director
movieHello Smile!
1956 · Director
movieL'honneur est sauf !
1954 · Production Manager
movieFernand cherche du boulot
1954 · Production Manager
movieThe Rebels of Lomanach
1954 · Assistant Director
movieL'Homme Que Nous Aimons Le Plus
1949 · Assistant Director