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Claude Chabrol(1930-2010)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Claude Chabrol in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This magnificent, epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside and out, from the giants like Renoir, Godard, and Melville (for whom he worked as an assistant) to now overlooked and forgotten figures like Edmund T. Gréville and Guy Gilles, and his observations and reminiscences are never less than penetrating and always deeply personal.
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My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
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Claude Chabrol was born on 24 June 1930 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le Beau Serge (1958), La cérémonie (1995) and Story of Women (1988). He was married to Aurore Chabrol, Stéphane Audran and Agnès Goute. He died on 12 September 2010 in Paris, France.
BornJune 24, 1930
DiedSeptember 12, 2010(80)
BornJune 24, 1930
DiedSeptember 12, 2010(80)
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  • Awards
    • 25 wins & 39 nominations total

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Known for

Le Beau Serge (1958)
Le Beau Serge
7.1
  • Director
  • 1958
La cérémonie (1995)
La cérémonie
7.5
  • Director
  • 1995
Isabelle Huppert in Story of Women (1988)
Story of Women
7.5
  • Director
  • 1988
Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault in The Swindle (1997)
The Swindle
6.5
  • Director
  • 1997

Credits

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Director

  • Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009)
    Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2009–2010
  • Inspector Bellamy (2009)
    Inspector Bellamy
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Chez Maupassant (2007)
    Chez Maupassant
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Comedy of Power (2006)
    Comedy of Power
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet in The Bridesmaid (2004)
    The Bridesmaid
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Nathalie Baye, Mélanie Doutey, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, and Benoît Magimel in The Flower of Evil (2003)
    The Flower of Evil
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Christopher Lee, Edouard Montoute, and Alexandra Vandernoot in Les redoutables (2001)
    Les redoutables
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Isabelle Huppert and Jacques Dutronc in Nightcap (2000)
    Nightcap
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin in The Color of Lies (1999)
    The Color of Lies
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault in The Swindle (1997)
    The Swindle
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1997
  • La cérémonie (1995)
    La cérémonie
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet in Hell (1994)
    Hell
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Eye of Vichy (1993)
    The Eye of Vichy
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Marie Trintignant in Betty (1992)
    Betty
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1992

Writer

  • Minotaur (2026)
    Minotaur
    7.7
    • original screenplay
    • 2026
  • Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Darío Lavia, and Chucho Fernández in Selecciones de Cineficción Radio (2024)
    Selecciones de Cineficción Radio
    Podcast Series
    • book "Hitchcock"
    • 2025
  • Inspector Bellamy (2009)
    Inspector Bellamy
    5.9
    • scenario, adaptation and dialogue
    • 2009
  • A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two
    6.2
    • scenario, adaptation and dialogue
    • 2007
  • Comedy of Power (2006)
    Comedy of Power
    6.3
    • scenario
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 2006
  • Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet in The Bridesmaid (2004)
    The Bridesmaid
    6.7
    • scenario
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 2004
  • Nathalie Baye, Mélanie Doutey, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, and Benoît Magimel in The Flower of Evil (2003)
    The Flower of Evil
    6.4
    • written by
    • 2003
  • Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002)
    Unfaithful
    6.7
    • film "La Femme infidèle"
    • 2002
  • Isabelle Huppert and Jacques Dutronc in Nightcap (2000)
    Nightcap
    6.7
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin in The Color of Lies (1999)
    The Color of Lies
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1999
  • Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault in The Swindle (1997)
    The Swindle
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1997
  • La cérémonie (1995)
    La cérémonie
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1995
  • Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet in Hell (1994)
    Hell
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1994
  • Marie Trintignant in Betty (1992)
    Betty
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1992
  • Isabelle Huppert in Madame Bovary (1991)
    Madame Bovary
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1991

Actor

  • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    The Other Side of the Wind
    6.6
    • Claude Chabrol
    • 2018
  • The Day of the Crows (2012)
    The Day of the Crows
    7.2
    • Le docteur (voice)
    • 2012
  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
    Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
    6.9
    • Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg
    • 2010
  • À bicyclette
    Short
    • 2009
  • Lucifer et moi (2008)
    Lucifer et moi
    5.2
    • L'homme de la rue
    • 2008
  • Avida (2006)
    Avida
    5.6
    • Le zoophile débonnaire
    • 2006
  • La deuxième vérité (2003)
    La deuxième vérité
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Docteur Julien Lecoeur
    • 2003
  • Tu devrais faire du cinéma
    7.2
    Short
    • Le réalisateur
    • 2002
  • Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin in The Color of Lies (1999)
    The Color of Lies
    6.6
    • Emmanuel Solar (voice, uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault in The Swindle (1997)
    The Swindle
    6.5
    • Le croupier (voice, uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Cubic
    TV Series
    • 1996
  • Aure Atika in Sam suffit (1992)
    Sam suffit
    6.4
    • M. Denis
    • 1992
  • Maux croisés (1989)
    Les dossiers secrets de l'inspecteur Lavardin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Delta 328 (voice, uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Sueurs froides (1988)
    Sueurs froides
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Votre hôte
    • Le fou à la camisole
    • 1988
  • Alouette, je te plumerai (1988)
    Alouette, je te plumerai
    5.5
    • Pierre Vergne
    • 1988

Videos4

Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 1:58
Bande-annonce [OV]
Inspector Bellamy
Trailer 2:05
Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy
Trailer 2:05
Inspector Bellamy
The Day of the Crows
Trailer 2:02
The Day of the Crows
My Journey Through French Cinema - Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:27
My Journey Through French Cinema - Theatrical Trailer

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • June 24, 1930
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • September 12, 2010
    • Paris, France(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Aurore ChabrolMarch 9, 1983 - September 12, 2010 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Thomas Chabrol
  • Parents
      Yves Chabrol
  • Other works
    Biography (with Éric Rohmer): "Hitchcock"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 8 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 7 Interviews
    • 12 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His relationship with Stéphane Audran ended when he fell in love with his frequent collaborator Aurore Chabrol (nee Aurore Pajot). He always liked to claim that it was Stéphane who threw him into Aurore's arms as, during the shooting of Ten Days Wonder (1971), she couldn't attend his birthday dinner and jokingly suggested that he should jump on the script-girl instead. The script-girl was Aurore and the friendship between her and Claude developed into a love affection. Audran always claimed that the story wasn't true.
  • Quotes
    "I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest." (1971 interview with Roger Ebert)
  • Trademarks
      His movies were often strong attacks of the French bourgeoisie
  • Nicknames
    • The Balzac of Cinema
    • The French Hitchcock

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