Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 23, 1931
Died
May 27, 2016
Place of Birth
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Credits
33 titles
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
Filmography
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
Godard, Love and Poetry
Self
The Outskirts of Alphaville
Le Bonheur des autres
Director
The Last Man
Writer
Love and Anger
Assistant Director
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography
La Chinoise
Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
M.M.M. 83
Writer
Alphaville
Assistant Director
Chance at Love
Writer
Les baisers
Director
Contempt
Assistant Director
The Carabineers
Assistant Director
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
Love at Twenty
Assistant Camera
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography
Les Bonnes Femmes
Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited)
Two Men in Manhattan
Assistant Director
The 400 Blows
Officier de police (non crédité)
Véronique and Her Dunce
Director of Photography
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
Fool’s Mate
Director of Photography
The Kreutzer Sonata
(uncredited)
Three Dates
Director
The Diversion
Director of Photography