Charles L. Bitsch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 23, 1931
- Died
- May 27, 2016 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
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
Filmography
Le Bonheur des autres
Movie · Director
Love and Anger
Movie · Assistant Director
The Last Man
Movie · Director
Made in U.S.A
Movie · Assistant Director
La Chinoise
Movie · Assistant Director
The Oldest Profession
Movie · Assistant Director
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Movie · Assistant Director
Alphaville
Movie · Assistant Director
Chance at Love
Movie · Director
Les baisers
Movie · Director
Contempt
Movie · Assistant Director
Bluebeard
Movie · Assistant Director
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Movie · Assistant Director
The Carabineers
Movie · Assistant Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie · Assistant Director
Le Doulos
Movie · Assistant Director
Les Bonnes Femmes
Movie · Assistant Director
Two Men in Manhattan
Movie · Assistant Director
Le Beau Serge
Movie · Assistant Director
Three Dates
Movie · Director