Director
Claude Lelouch
Born 30 October 1937 · Paris, France
Claude Lelouch (born 1937 in Paris) is a French director, writer and producer. He is best known for the romantic drama A Man and a Woman (1966), which won the Palme d'Or and two Oscars. He has made dozens of films, often with a fluid, personal style that critics have debated.
Key films
A Man and a Woman (1966)On Cinespective
His international breakthrough, a romance that won the Palme d'Or and two Academy Awards.
Happy New Year (1973)
A heist comedy-drama that shows his range beyond romance.
Bolero (1981)
An ambitious multi-generational epic following families linked by music across several decades.
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
A sequel reuniting the original leads, showing his return to his best-known story.
Les Miserables (1995)
A free modern retelling of Victor Hugo's novel, set in twentieth-century France.
Key awards
- 1966 Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival (A Man and a Woman)
- 1967 Academy Award, Best Original Screenplay (A Man and a Woman, shared)
- 1967 Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film (A Man and a Woman)
- 1967 Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film (A Man and a Woman)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 115
- 1957The War of SilenceDirector
- 1957When the Curtain RisesDirector
- 1961The Right of ManDirector
- 1961The Right of Man · as ClaudeActor
- 1964In the AffirmativeDirector
- 1964Night WomenDirector
- 1965To Be a CrookDirector
- 1965For a Yellow JerseyDirector
- 1966A Man and a WomanDirector
- 1966Les grands momentsDirector
- 1967Far from VietnamDirector
- 1967Live for LifeDirector
- 196813 Days in FranceDirector
- 1969Love Is a Funny ThingDirector
- 1969Life Love DeathDirector
- 1970The CrookDirector
- 1971Smic, Smac, SmocDirector
- 1971Smic, Smac, Smoc · as HooliganActor
- 1971IranDirector
- 1972Money Money MoneyDirector
- 1973Happy New YearDirector
- 1973Visions of Eight · as NarratorActor
- 1973Visions of EightDirector
- 1973Far West · as Psychiatrist (uncredited)Actor
- 1974And Now My LoveDirector
- 1974MarriageDirector
- 1975Cat and MouseDirector
- 1976Rendezvous · as The Driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1976RendezvousDirector
- 1976The Good and the BadDirector
- 1976A Second ChanceDirector
- 1977Another Man, Another ChanceDirector
- 1978Robert et RobertDirector
- 1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness · as SelfActor
- 1979Us TwoDirector
- 1979Heart to Heart · as Le metteur en scèneActor
- 1981BoleroDirector
- 1981Il a besoinDirector
- 1983Edith and MarcelDirector
- 1984Long Live Life · as Claude Lelouch (uncredited)Actor
- 1984Long Live LifeDirector
- 1985Going and Coming BackDirector
- 1986A Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterDirector
- 1987BanditsDirector
- 1987Happy New Year · as Man on TrainActor
- 1988Itinerary of a Spoiled ChildDirector
- 1990There Were Days... and MoonsDirector
- 1991The King of AdsDirector
- 1992The Beautiful StoryDirector
- 1992Plan-SéquenceDirector
- 1993All That... for This?!Director
- 1995Les MiserablesDirector
- 1995Lumière & CompanyDirector
- 1996Men, Women: A User's ManualDirector
- 1998Chance or CoincidenceDirector
- 1999One 4 AllDirector
- 1999One 4 All · as SelfActor
- 1999Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires · as SelfActor
- 2001Who Is Bernard Tapie? · as SelfActor
- 2002September 11Director
- 2002And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...Director
- 2002A Day in the Life of French Cinema · as SelfActor
- 2004Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les ParisiensDirector
- 2005The Courage to LoveDirector
- 2006A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov · as SelfActor
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector
- 2007Crossed TracksDirector
- 2010What War May BringDirector
- 2011Belmondo, itinéraire... · as SelfActor
- 2011D'un film à l'autreDirector
- 2011D'un film à l'autre · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2011Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste · as SelfActor
- 2012Lino, il n'était que lui-même · as SelfActor
- 2012Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis · as SelfActor
- 2014We Love You, You BastardDirector
- 2015Un + uneDirector
- 2016Belmondo by Belmondo · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 2016Bécaud, mon père · as SelfActor
- 2017Everyone's LifeDirector
- 2018Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as SelfActor
- 2019The Best Years of a LifeDirector
- 2019Dance of ChanceDirector
- 2019Jean-Marie fête Bigard · as SelfActor
- 2019Boléro, le refrain du monde · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Bolero: A Global Hit · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Le Grand Rendez-VousDirector
- 2020Annie Girardot selon son cœur · as Self - RéalisateurActor
- 2020Les Misérables et Victor Hugo : au nom du peuple · as SelfActor
- 2020Deauville et le rêve américain · as SelfActor
- 2021Trintignant by Trintignant · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge · as SelfActor
- 2021Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliablesActor
- 2021Resistencia Cultural · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Bernard, Albert et l'Empereur · as Claude LelouchActor
- 2022Love Is Better Than LifeDirector
- 2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleActor
- 2022Deneuve, la reine Catherine · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Shoot to Live · as SelfActor
- 2022Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable · as SelfActor
- 2022Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel · as Lui-mêmeActor
- 2023Re-belles · as SelfActor
- 2023De la piste aux étoiles · as Self - DirectorActor
- 2023Claude Lelouch - Le symphonique · as SelfActor
- 2024At the End of the DayDirector
- 2024Conversation avec Claude Lelouch · as Self - subjectActor
- 2025Bardot · as SelfActor
- 2025Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique · as SelfActor
- 2025Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux · as SelfActor
- 2025The Original+ · as Self - Audience MemberActor
- 2025La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance · as Self - filmmakerActor
- 2025The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues · as SelfActor
- 2025Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde ! · as Self : RéalisateurActor
- 2026À la poursuite de Claude Lelouch · as Self - filmmakerActor
- 2026L'Œuvre invisible · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.