Claude Sautet
Directing

Claude Sautet

Born 23 February 1924 · Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France · Died 22 July 2000

Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. He made a total of five films with his favorite actress Romy Schneider. Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer. His first movie, Hello Smile! (originally Bonjour Sourire) was released in 1956.

Known for

Eyes Without a Face
The Things of Life
Borsalino
A Heart in Winter
Cesar and Rosalie
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
The Big Risk
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Max and the Junkmen
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Mado
A Bad Son
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
A Heart in Winter
A Few Days with Me
Waiter!
A Bad Son
A Simple Story
Mado
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Cesar and Rosalie
Max and the Junkmen
The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Things of Life
Borsalino
Under the Sign of the Bull
The Devil by the Tail
Pillaged
A Matter of Resistance
The Dictator's Guns
That Tender Age
Backfire
Symphony for a Massacre
Banana Peel
The Big Risk
Eyes Without a Face
Hello Smile!
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