Biography
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film A Man and A Woman. At the 39th Academy Awards, A Man and a Woman won Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director, making him one of the youngest nominees in the category. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism.
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Awards & recognition
- Commander of the National Order of Merit · 2023
- Honorary Lumière Award · 2019
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2018
- Commander of the Order of the Crown · 2016
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2008
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- Paulée de Meursault Prize · 2008
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1997
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1967
- Palme d'Or · 1967
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director
- Jean-Le-Duc award
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1967 · nominated
Filmography17 titles
Re-belles
Call My Agent!
A Man and a Woman
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Visions of Eight
Far from Vietnam
Bolero
Earth Light
13 Days in France
Les Misérables
Roman de gare
September 11
Another Man, Another Chance
Love Is a Funny Thing
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Happy New Year