Person
Charles L. Bitsch
Directing · 1931–2016 · 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
The 400 Blows
Officier de police (non crédité)
Contempt
Assistant Director
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
Alphaville
Assistant Director
La Chinoise
Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
Filmography
- 2009Once Upon a Time… ContemptSelf
- 2007Godard, Love and PoetrySelf
- 2003The Outskirts of Alphaville
- 1990Le Bonheur des autresDirector
- 1969The Last ManWriter
- 1969Love and AngerAssistant Director
- 1967Far from VietnamDirector of Photography
- 1967La ChinoiseSelf - Assistant Director (uncredited)
- 1967The Oldest ProfessionAssistant Director
- 19672 or 3 Things I Know About HerAssistant Director
- 1967Made in U.S.AAssistant Director
- 1966M.M.M. 83Writer
- 1965AlphavilleAssistant Director
- 1964Chance at LoveWriter
- 1964Les baisersDirector
- 1963ContemptAssistant Director
- 1963The CarabineersAssistant Director
- 1963Ro.Go.Pa.G.Assistant Director
- 1963BluebeardAssistant Director
- 1962Le DoulosAssistant Director
- 1962Vivre Sa VieCamera Operator
- 1962Love at TwentyAssistant Camera
- 1962The Seven Deadly SinsAssistant Director
- 1961Paris Belongs to UsDirector of Photography
- 1960Les Bonnes FemmesSoldier in Prison Cell (uncredited)
- 1959Two Men in ManhattanAssistant Director
- 1959The 400 BlowsOfficier de police (non crédité)
- 1959Véronique and Her DunceDirector of Photography
- 1959Le Beau SergeAssistant Director
- 1956Fool’s MateWriter
- 1956The Kreutzer Sonata(uncredited)
- 1953Three DatesDirector
- 1952The DiversionDirector of Photography
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