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Claude Sautet is a Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director French born on 23 february 1924 at Montrouge (France)
Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French author and film director.
He earned international attention with Les Choses de la Vie (1969), which he wrote and directed, like the rest of his later films. It was shown in competition at the 1970 Cannes Festival, where it was well received. The film also revived the career of Romy Schneider; she acted in several of Sautet's later films. In Max et les Ferrailleurs (1971) she played a prostitute, while in César et Rosalie (1972) she portrayed a married woman who copes with the reappearance of an old flame.
Vincent, Paul, François, et les Autres (1974) is one of Sautet's most acclaimed films. Four middle-class men meet in the country every weekend mainly to discuss their lives. The film featured a cast of major stars of French cinema: Michel Piccoli, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, and Stéphane Audran. He achieved even further critical success with Mado (1976).
His 1978 film A Simple Story (Une Histoire simple) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film featured Schneider again, this time as a dissatisfied working woman in her 40s. She won the César Award for Best Actress for her performance.
In the 1980s he made only two films Garçon! (1983), a drama starring Yves Montand as a middle-aged waiter, and the comedy Quelques Jours Avec Moi (1988).
In 1993, Claude Sautet won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the César Award for Best Director for his film Un cœur en hiver (considered by many to be his masterpiece) and again three years later he won the César for Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud. Both films starred Emmanuelle Béart. Apart from his own directing, he also wrote screenplays for other directors.
Claude Sautet died of cancer in Paris in 2000 and was interred there in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
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Birth name Claude Marie Sautet
Nationality France
Birth 23 february 1924 at Montrouge (France)
Death 22 july 2000 (at 76 years) at Paris (France)
Nationality France
Birth 23 february 1924 at Montrouge (France)
Death 22 july 2000 (at 76 years) at Paris (France)
Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French author and film director.
Biography
Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer. He filmed his first movie, Bonjour Sourire, in 1955.He earned international attention with Les Choses de la Vie (1969), which he wrote and directed, like the rest of his later films. It was shown in competition at the 1970 Cannes Festival, where it was well received. The film also revived the career of Romy Schneider; she acted in several of Sautet's later films. In Max et les Ferrailleurs (1971) she played a prostitute, while in César et Rosalie (1972) she portrayed a married woman who copes with the reappearance of an old flame.
Vincent, Paul, François, et les Autres (1974) is one of Sautet's most acclaimed films. Four middle-class men meet in the country every weekend mainly to discuss their lives. The film featured a cast of major stars of French cinema: Michel Piccoli, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, and Stéphane Audran. He achieved even further critical success with Mado (1976).
His 1978 film A Simple Story (Une Histoire simple) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film featured Schneider again, this time as a dissatisfied working woman in her 40s. She won the César Award for Best Actress for her performance.
In the 1980s he made only two films Garçon! (1983), a drama starring Yves Montand as a middle-aged waiter, and the comedy Quelques Jours Avec Moi (1988).
In 1993, Claude Sautet won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the César Award for Best Director for his film Un cœur en hiver (considered by many to be his masterpiece) and again three years later he won the César for Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud. Both films starred Emmanuelle Béart. Apart from his own directing, he also wrote screenplays for other directors.
Claude Sautet died of cancer in Paris in 2000 and was interred there in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
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, 3h50Directed by Claude Sautet, Nina Companeez
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Micha Lescot, Caroline Tillette, Didier Sandre, Dominique Blanc, Éric Ruf, Valentine Varela
Rating66%
En 1900, le narrateur a vingt ans. Fils unique, il a grandi dans une famille française de la bourgeoisie aisée, entouré par l'amour protecteur et sans limite de sa mère et de sa grand-mère. Après avoir beaucoup souffert de sa rupture d'avec Gilberte Swann, grand amour de son adolescence, il part avec sa grand-mère pour Balbec, en Normandie, afin de respirer l'air marin et se ressourcer.
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
, 1h46Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Claire Nadeau, Françoise Brion, Michèle Laroque
Rating71%
Nelly (Béart) is married to Jerôme (Berling), a man who has stopped working or searching for work. Nelly has a part-time job at a printing shop but she has fallen six months behind on the rent for the apartment in which she lives with her husband.
A Heart in Winter (1992)
, 1h45Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Buddy films, Violon
Actors Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil, André Dussollier, Maurice Garrel, Élizabeth Bourgine, Brigitte Catillon
Rating75%
Made in 1992, Un Coeur En Hiver was French writer/director Claude Sautet's first feature film in four years. Daniel Auteuil plays lonely violin restorer Stephane, who is commissioned to produce an instrument for concert violinist Camille, who is the girlfriend of his married partner Maxime. Camille falls in love with Stephane, and leaves Maxime for him, only to find that he does not seem to return her feelings. The two men fight over her, but Camille eventually regains her composure.
A Few Days with Me (1988)
, 2h11Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Danielle Darrieux, Thérèse Liotard, Dominique Lavanant
Rating69%
Martial (Daniel Auteuil) is discharged from a mental institution where he spent a few years due to a serious nervous breakdown. During his hospitalization, he ceases to speak with everyone, including his wife Régine (Thérèse Liotard), whom he had encouraged to find a new partner soon after entering the clinic. Upon his return, he finds his mother (Danielle Darrieux), a busy business woman who owns a supermarket chain. She's convinced that her son, who by now hardly talks to anyone after his experience, will be able to find himself again if tasked with some responbibilities. Soon enough, he's sent to Limoges on a business trip to check on one of their stores in the hope to reinvigorate its failing business. Once he arrives, Martial is faced with responsibilities he had never imagined, including dealing with the store's personnel. Due to his lack of people skills, this job is a difficult task. Meantime, as instructed by his mother, he checks on the accounting handled by the manager, Mr. Fonfrin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), and he soon realizes that the reason for the branch's close-to-failure status is that Fonfrin is padding the books. Due to his inability to take charge for anything in life, Martial fails to perform his duties and instead befriends the crooked manager, who invites the naive heir to join him and his wife (Dominique Lavanant) for dinner one night. He immediately falls in love with Francine (Sandrine Bonnaire), the maid, an eccentric young woman with whom he has a brief relationship. Martial unconditionally showers her with all kinds of gifts, as this is the first time in several years that he feels close to someone; it is a short episode that makes his dejected life momentarily look brighter. He lets his work fall behind for her but, unfortunately, the romance doesn't last long and, upon his return to Paris, he is deemed incompetent and re-admitted to the hospital.
Waiter! (1983)
, 1h42Directed by Claude Sautet, Jacques Santi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Cooking films
Actors Yves Montand, Rosy Varte, Nicole Garcia, André Chaumeau, Jacques Villeret, Dominique Laffin
Rating62%
Alex is an aging waiter who dreams of becoming a singer. He also wants to show that he is as virile as he was when he was young and starting out as a waiter. When former lover Claire reenters his life after 17 years, he gets his chance to show off his musical skills.
A Bad Son (1980)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Patrick Dewaere, Yves Robert, Brigitte Fossey, Claire Maurier, Pierre Maguelon, Sophie Artur
Rating73%
Bruno Calgagni rentre en France. Toxicomane, parti six ans plus tôt pour les États-Unis, il y a purgé une peine de cinq ans de prison pour trafic d'héroïne. Pendant son absence sa mère est morte. Il se rend chez son père qui l'accueille, mais la situation devient vite invivable, son père l'accusant d'être responsable de la mort de sa mère. Bruno travaille comme manutentionnaire dans des conditions difficiles. Le contrat terminé il trouve un emploi dans une librairie, où officie également Catherine, une ancienne toxicomane...
A Simple Story (1978)
, 1h47Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Romy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude Brasseur, Arlette Bonnard, Sophie Daumier, Roger Pigaut
Rating68%
Divorcée et mère d'un adolescent, Marie a décidé de ne pas garder l'enfant qu'elle attend de Serge, son amant, dont elle souhaite se détacher. Parallèlement à ses propres difficultés, on découvre les soucis et les drames de ses amis — tel le suicide de Jérôme, menacé de licenciement.
Mado (1976)
, 2h15Directed by Claude Sautet, Jacques Santi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Julien Guiomar, Jacques Dutronc, Claude Dauphin, Charles Denner
Rating65%
Simon Léotard, 49 ans, promoteur immobilier, vit avec son vieux père et n'a jamais voulu épouser Hélène, sa maîtresse. Il rencontre Mado, une prostituée dont il tombe amoureux sans vouloir se l'avouer. Le suicide de son associé et la découverte de ses malversations éclate comme un coup de tonnerre.
, 1h58Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Yves Montand, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani, Gérard Depardieu, Stéphane Audran, Antonella Lualdi
Rating72%
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce.
Cesar and Rosalie (1972)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Isabelle Huppert, Eva Maria Meineke, Bernard Le Coq
Rating72%
In Paris the beautiful divorcée Rosalie spends time with César, a coarse but good-hearted scrap merchant. At a wedding she sees her first love David, a shy graphic artist. Despite the efforts of César to stifle the renewed relationship, David and Rosalie run away to Sète on the Mediterranean. Distraught at being abandoned, César tracks them down and offers Rosalie her family's old holiday home on the island of Noirmoutier in the Atlantic, which he has bought. She accepts and all her family come to spend the summer there, but she falls into depression. In an effort to rally her, César goes to find David and persuades him to join them. This well-intentioned ploy backfires because Rosalie then runs away. Left together, the two rivals become good friends. A year later they are enjoying lunch when a taxi draws up and out steps Rosalie.
Max and the Junkmen (1971)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Georges Wilson, Bernard Fresson, François Périer, Boby Lapointe
Rating72%
Born into a wealthy family of French vintners, Max (Michel Piccoli) is a loner who devoted himself entirely to his obsession: the arrest of criminals. A former judge he is a police inspector and he sees a new band of burglars escape. This failure is still fresh in his mind when he meets Abel who has become a scrap thief and plunders construction sites with a small band of hoodlums around Nanterre. Max plans to encourage them to commit something big and catch them on the spot. Posing as a client, he meets Lily (Romy Schneider), a young German-born prostitute who is the companion of Abel. He pretends to be the director of a small bank branch which receives significant amounts of money at regular intervals. He ensures the support of his police commissioner. Max fails however to reveal his role as instigator. Gradually, some feeling arises between Max and Lily. But Max keeps a reserved attitude and merely influences the scrap through her. Finally, guessing the band ready for action, he communicates an ideal date to commit robbery. On the scheduled day, the police await them and they are arrested. Later in the police station, Rosinsky (the top cop in the bank's district) reveals to Max that he wants all collaborators brought to justice, including Lily. Distraught, Max tries to save her and ends up threatening Rosinsky. In an argument, Max pulls out his gun and kills him.
The Things of Life (1970)
, 1h29Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Betty Beckers, Dominique Zardi, Lea Massari, Jean Bouise
Rating73%
In the French countryside on a summer morning, a lorry full of pigs stalls at a crossroads. An Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint swerves to avoid it and crashes into an orchard, hurling the driver onto the grass. As he loses consciousness, he revisits the essential things which made up his life.
Marie Soleil (1965)
, 1h25Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Danièle Delorme, Jacques Charrier, Chantal Darget, Michel Piccoli, Roger Blin, Diane Lepvrier
Rating60%
Les amours de deux êtres que tout oppose : Marie-Soleil, jolie blonde de 35 ans, artiste de cabaret, avec Axel, un ingénieur agronome de 10 ans son cadet. Ils s'aiment et bravent les qu'en-dira-t-on jusqu'à ce qu'elle ne le quitte, craignant de voir leur grand amour s'abîmer. Elle lui reviendra, mais refusera toujours de l'épouser...
The Dictator's Guns (1965)
, 1h43Directed by Claude Sautet, Yves Boisset, Philippe Monnier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Lino Ventura, Sylva Koscina, Leo Gordon, Alberto de Mendoza, Jean-Claude Bercq, Antonio Casas
Rating65%
In Santo Domingo the experienced seaman Jacques Cournot is asked for advice by a certain Mr Hendrix who wishes to purchase a sailing boat. Cournot recommends to buy the ship in question. Subsequently Mr Hendrix negotiates the price with Mrs Osborne, the owner of the "Dragoon". Little later, after corpses of murdered strangers are found on the beach, Cournot finds himself interrogated by police because Mr Hendrix and the "Dragoon" have disappeared while Mrs Osborne pretends to be unaware of any deal.
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
, 1h28Directed by Claude Sautet, Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Noir, Crime
Actors Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, François Guérin, Claude Brasseur, Édith Scob
Rating75%
At night just outside Paris, a woman drives along a riverbank and dumps a corpse in the river. After the body is recovered, Dr. Génessier identifies the remains as those of his missing daughter, Christiane Génessier, whose face was horribly disfigured in an automobile accident that occurred before her disappearance, which her father was responsible for. Dr. Génessier lives in a large mansion, which is adjacent to his clinic, with numerous caged German Shepherds and other large dogs.