Director
Charles L. Bitsch
April 23, 1931 · Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Jean-Claude Brialy
3 titles together
The 400 Blows, Fool’s Mate, The Kreutzer Sonata
François Truffaut
2 titles together
Fool’s Mate, The Kreutzer Sonata
Jean-Luc Godard
2 titles together
Fool’s Mate, The Kreutzer Sonata
Claude Chabrol
2 titles together
Fool’s Mate, The Kreutzer Sonata
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Sofia Torkeli
2 titles together
Chance at Love, The Last Man
Full filmography · 10
Le Bonheur des autres
Director
1990
The Last Man
Writer and Director
1969
M.M.M. 83
Writer
1966
Chance at Love
Writer and Director
1964
Les baisers
Director
1964
Les Bonnes Femmes
as Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited)
19606.3
The 400 Blows
as Officier de police (non crédité)
19598
Fool’s Mate
Writer
19566.6
The Kreutzer Sonata
as (uncredited)
19566.1
Three Dates
Director
1953