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Biography
Louis Marie Malle was a French filmmaker who worked in France and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "difficult to pin down", his works often depict provocative or controversial subject matter.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1991
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1990
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1989
- César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1988
- César Award — Best Director · 1988
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- César Award — Best Film · 1988
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1988
- David di Donatello — best foreign screenplay · 1988
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 1988
- Golden Lion · 1987
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1987
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1987
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1982
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 1981
- Golden Lion · 1980
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1975
- United Nations Awards · 1975
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1957
- Palme d'Or · 1956
- Prix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma · 1956
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- César Award
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 1994 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1991 · nominated
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1991 · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1990 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1989 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1989 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1989 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1988 · nominated
- César Award — Best Film · 1988 · nominated
- César Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1988 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1988 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 1988 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1982 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1982 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1981 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1981 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 1981 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1975 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1975 · nominated
- United Nations Awards · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1973 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Hollywood’s Children
1982as Self
1982as Self
The Fire Within
1963Director, Screenplay
1963Director, Screenplay
Elevator to the Gallows
1958Director, Screenplay
1958Director, Screenplay
The Bohemian Life
1992as Gentleman
1992as Gentleman
Au Revoir Les Enfants
1987Director, Producer, Screenplay
1987Director, Producer, Screenplay
My Dinner with Andre
1981Director
1981Director
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023as Self (archive footage)
2023as Self (archive footage)
God's Country
1985as Narrator (voice)
1985as Narrator (voice)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Becoming Cousteau
2021as Self (archive footage)
2021as Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016as Self (archive footage)
2016as Self (archive footage)
… And the Pursuit of Happiness
1986as Narrator (voice)
1986as Narrator (voice)
Pretty Baby
1978Director, Producer, Story
1978Director, Producer, Story
Lacombe, Lucien
1974Director, Producer, Writer
1974Director, Producer, Writer
Murmur of the Heart
1971Director, Writer
1971Director, Writer
May Fools
1990Director, Producer, Screenplay
1990Director, Producer, Screenplay
Place de la République
1974as Self
1974as Self
Vive Le Tour
1962Director, Director of Photography, Writer
1962Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Atlantic City
1980Director
1980Director
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994Director
1994Director
Calcutta
1969as Narrator (voice)
1969as Narrator (voice)
Damage
1992Director, Producer
1992Director, Producer
Young Törless
1966Producer
1966Producer
Zazie in the Metro
1960Director, Producer, Screenplay
1960Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Lovers
1958Director
1958Director
The Ogre
1996In Memory Of
1996In Memory Of
Spirits of the Dead
1968Adaptation, Director, Screenplay
1968Adaptation, Director, Screenplay
Black Moon
1975Director, Writer
1975Director, Writer
A Master Builder
2014In Memory Of
2014In Memory Of
Alamo Bay
1985Director, Producer
1985Director, Producer
A Human Condition
1974Director
1974Director
Phantom India
1969as Self - Narrator
1969as Self - Narrator
Crazeologie
1954Director
1954Director
Crackers
1984Director
1984Director