Claude Chabrol
Birthday: 24 June 1930, Paris, France
Height: 168 cm
French film director considered a master in the mystery genre. He is credited with starting the "nouvelle vague" French film movement.
I saw 'Snow 'White' at least 10 times between 1937 and 1940 and I think it influenced my work, a lit Show more
I saw 'Snow 'White' at least 10 times between 1937 and 1940 and I think it influenced my work, a little. It was a good horror film. The death of the witch was the best thing Disney ever did. Hide
"I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest." ( Show more
"I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest." (1971 interview with Roger Ebert) Hide
I'm not at all interested in who-done-its. If you conceal a character's guilt, you imply that his gu Show more
I'm not at all interested in who-done-its. If you conceal a character's guilt, you imply that his guilt is the most important thing about him. I want the audience to know who the murderer is, so that we can consider his personality. Hide
[on divorcing Stéphane Audran] I found myself becoming more interested in her as an actress than a Show more
[on divorcing Stéphane Audran] I found myself becoming more interested in her as an actress than a wife. Hide
[on his movie Ophélia (1963)] I saw it recently and it was still execrable.
[on his movie Ophélia (1963)] I saw it recently and it was still execrable.
Nous vivons une époque où les pizzas arrivent plus vite que la police. We live in an era where piz Show more
Nous vivons une époque où les pizzas arrivent plus vite que la police. We live in an era where pizzas show up faster than the police. Hide
I have always been fascinated by smiling killers.
I have always been fascinated by smiling killers.
There is no new wave, only the sea.
There is no new wave, only the sea.
Claude Chabrol's FILMOGRAPHY
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