- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- September 16, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- November 8, 2016
Raoul Coutard
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 …
Filmography
movieThe Wild Palms
2025 · Director of Photography
movieCzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018 · Self
moviePierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
2011 · Self
movieIl était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
2008 · Self (chef opérateur)
movieGodard, Love and Poetry
2007 · Self
movieThe Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
2004 · Self
The Outskirts of Alphaville
movieThe Outskirts of Alphaville
2003
movieWild Innocence
2001 · Director of Photography
movieNouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000 · Self
Jean Seberg: American Actress
movieJean Seberg: American Actress
1997 · Self
movieThe Phantom Heart
1996 · Director of Photography
movieHappiness Is No Joke
1995 · Director of Photography
movieThe Birth of Love
1993 · Director of Photography
movieBethune: The Making of a Hero
1993 · Director of Photography
movieChambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
1993 · Self
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
movieCinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992 · Self
movieIl gèle en enfer
1990 · Director of Photography
movieThick Skinned
1989 · Director of Photography
movieLet Sleeping Cops Lie
1988 · Director of Photography
movieBurning Beds
1988 · Director of Photography
movieBlanc de Chine
1988 · Director of Photography
movieMax My Love
1986 · Director of Photography
Parachute
movieParachute
1986 · Director of Photography
movieThe Bitch
1984 · Director of Photography
movieDangerous Moves
1984 · Director of Photography
movieSalt on the Skin
1984 · Director of Photography
movieFirst Name: Carmen
1983 · Director of Photography
movieS.A.S. San Salvador
1983 · Director
movieGodard's Passion
1982 · Director of Photography
movieOperation Leopard
1980 · Director
movieDrummer-Crab
1977 · Director of Photography
Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977
movieLe Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977
1977 · Writer, Director
Une nuit en Lorraine
movieUne nuit en Lorraine
1975 · Director
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieLike a Pot of Strawberries
1974 · Director of Photography
movieA Pain in the Ass
1973 · Director of Photography
movieThe Hostage Gang
1973 · Director of Photography
movieFive Leaf Clover
1972 · Director of Photography
movieEmbassy
1972 · Director of Photography
movieThe Hideout
1971
movieThe Most Gentle Confessions
1971 · Director of Photography
movieLa Liberté en croupe
1970 · Director of Photography
movieThe Bamboo Incident
1970 · Angry French man (uncredited), Director, Adaptation
movieThe Confession
1970 · Director of Photography
movieThe Southern Star
1969 · Director of Photography
movieZ
1969 · English Surgeon (uncredited), Director of Photography
movieRocky Road to Dublin
1968 · Director of Photography
movieThe Bride Wore Black
1968 · Director of Photography
movieWeekend
1967 · Director of Photography
movieLa Chinoise
1967 · Self - Cinematographer (uncredited), Director of Photography
movieHorizon
1967 · Director of Photography
movie2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
1967 · Director of Photography
movieMade in U.S.A
1967 · Director of Photography
movieThe Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Director of Photography
movieThe Defector
1966 · Director of Photography
moviePierrot le Fou
1965 · Director of Photography
movieAlphaville
1965 · Director of Photography
movieThe Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora
1965 · Director of Photography
movieThe 317th Platoon
1965 · Director of Photography
Scruggs
movieScruggs
1965 · Director of Photography
movieThe Married Woman
1964 · Director of Photography
movieMale Companion
1964 · Director of Photography
movieLe Grand Escroc
1964 · Director of Photography
movieThe World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964 · Director of Photography
movieBand of Outsiders
1964 · Director of Photography
movieThe Soft Skin
1964 · Director of Photography
movieContempt
1963 · Cameraman, Director of Photography
moviePortuguese Vacation
1963 · Director of Photography
movieThe Carabineers
1963 · Director of Photography
movieLike Two Drops of Water
1963 · Director of Photography
movieLe Petit Soldat
1963 · Director of Photography
movieThe Doll
1962 · Director of Photography
movieAnd Satan Calls the Turns
1962 · Camera Operator
movieVivre Sa Vie
1962 · Director of Photography
movieAntoine and Colette
1962 · Director of Photography
movieLove at Twenty
1962 · Director of Photography
movieJules and Jim
1962 · Director of Photography
moviePetit Jour
1962 · Director of Photography
movieChronicle of a Summer
1961 · Director of Photography
movieA Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Director of Photography
movieLola
1961 · Director of Photography
movieTime Out for Love
1961 · Director of Photography
movieShoot the Piano Player
1960 · Director of Photography
movieThe Army Game
1960 · Director of Photography
movieBreathless
1960 · Director of Photography
movieThe Devil's Pass
1959 · Director of Photography
movieIsland Fisherman
1959 · Director of Photography
movieRamuntcho
1958 · Director of Photography
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self