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Charles L. Bitsch

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 23, 1931

died

May 27, 2016

place of birth

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France

also known as

Charles Bitsch · Charles Bitch

total credits

6 movies

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.

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