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Maurice Pialat

Directing

Born August 31, 1925 · Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

Died January 11, 2003

Also known as 모리스 피알라 · 莫里斯·皮亚拉

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Biography

Maurice Pialat  (21 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.

Awards & recognition

  • Palme d'Or · 1987
  • César Award — Best Film · 1984
  • Louis Delluc Prize · 1983
  • César Award — Best Film · 1992 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1992 · nominated
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  • César Award — Best Director · 1992 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1988 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1984 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 1984 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1981 · nominated

Filmography13 titles

This Man Must Die

1969as Inspecteur Constant

Naked Childhood

1968Director, Writer

Love Exists

1960Director

We Won't Grow Old Together

1972Director, Executive Producer, Novel, Screenplay

To Our Loves

1983as Le Père

My Little Loves

1974as Henri's Friend

Van Gogh

1991Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Son Of...

1995Director, Screenplay

The Mouth Agape

1974Director, Producer, Writer

Loulou

1980Director, Writer

Under the Sun of Satan

1987as Menou-Segrais

Graduate First

1978Director, Producer, Writer

Maurice Pialat, l'amour existe

2007as Self (archival footage)