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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
April 23, 1931
Died
May 27, 2016 (age 85)
Place of Birth
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Also Known As
Charles Bitsch
Charles Bitch
Charles L. Bitsch
Biography
Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.
Known For
Film
The 400 Blows
Police Officer (uncredited)
1959
Film
La Chinoise
Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
1967
Film
The Outskirts of Alphaville
2003
Film
Les Bonnes Femmes
soldier in prison cell (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Kreutzer Sonata
(uncredited)
1956
Film
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
2009
Film
Godard, Love and Poetry
Self
2007
Filmography
2009FilmOnce Upon a Time… Contemptas Self2007FilmGodard, Love and Poetryas Self2003FilmThe Outskirts of Alphaville1967FilmLa Chinoiseas Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)1960FilmLes Bonnes Femmesas soldier in prison cell (uncredited)1959FilmThe 400 Blowsas Police Officer (uncredited)1956FilmThe Kreutzer Sonataas (uncredited)