Raoul Coutard
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Birth Place
Paris, FR
Born
September 16, 1924
Biography
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Largely due to his ability to work fast and with minimal (natural) lighting, and his use of hand-held cameras, Coutard was the most popular cinematographer among New Wave directors. Though he shot 14 films with Godard over a highly experimental eight-year period, he was also known for his ability to adapt himself to numerous directorial styles. Stand-outs of his nouvelle vague period inc...
Biography
Largely due to his ability to work fast and with minimal (natural) lighting, and his use of hand-held cameras, Coutard was the most popular cinematographer among New Wave directors. Though he shot 14 films with Godard over a highly experimental eight-year period, he was also known for his ability to adapt himself to numerous directorial styles. Stand-outs of his nouvelle vague period include the richly textured black-and-white of Francois Truffaut's "Jules and Jim" (1962), the bleak grays of Godard's "Alphaville" (1965), the overwrought color of Godard's "Contempt" (1963; in which he appears) and the crisp brilliance of "Pierrot le fou" (1965). Coutard won praise for his feature directing debut, "Hoa-binh" (1969), though his subsequent efforts have been less impressive.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
SAS a San Salvador
(1982)
Director
La Legion saute sur kolwezi
(1979)
Director
Hoa-Binh
(1970)
Director
Cinematography (Feature Film)
La 317eme Section
(2010)
Director Of Photography
Wild Innocence
(2001)
Director Of Photography
Le Coeur Fantome
(1996)
Cinematographer
Happiness Is No Joke
(1994)
Director Of Photography
The Birth of Love
(1993)
Director Of Photography
La Vie Crevee
(1992)
Cinematographer
Les Enfants Volants
(1991)
Cinematographer
La Femme fardee
(1990)
Director Of Photography
Il gele en enfer
(1990)
Director Of Photography
Dr. Bethune
(1990)
Director Of Photography
Peaux de vaches
(1989)
Director Of Photography
Blanc de chine
(1988)
Director Of Photography
Brennende Betten
(1988)
Director Of Photography
Ne reveillez pas un flic qui dort
(1988)
Director Of Photography
Fuegos
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Max mon amour
(1986)
Director Of Photography
Dangerous Moves
(1984)
Director Of Photography
Du sel sur la peau
(1984)
Director Of Photography
The Bitch
(1984)
Director Of Photography
Passion
(1983)
Director Of Photography
First Name: Carmen
(1983)
Director Of Photography
Le Crabe-Tambour
(1977)
Director Of Photography
Comme un pot des fraises!
(1974)
Director Of Photography
Embassy
(1973)
Director Of Photography
Le Trefle a Cinq Feuilles
(1972)
Director Of Photography
Le Gang des Otages
(1972)
Director Of Photography
L' Explosion
(1971)
Director Of Photography
Les Aveux les plus doux
(1971)
Director Of Photography
The Jerusalem File
(1971)
Director Of Photography
The Confession
(1970)
Director of Photography
Two or Three Things I Know About Her
(1970)
Director of Photography
Z
(1969)
Director of Photography
The Southern Star
(1969)
Director of Photography
Pierrot le fou
(1968)
Director of Photography
The Bride Wore Black
(1968)
Director of Photography
Les carabiniers
(1968)
Director of Photography
Weekend
(1968)
Director of Photography
La Chinoise
(1968)
Director of Photography
Le petit soldat
(1967)
Director of Photography
The Sailor From Gibraltar
(1967)
Camera
Male Companion
(1966)
Director of Photography
Band of Outsiders
(1966)
Director of Photography
The Defector
(1966)
Director of Photography
Hail! Mafia
(1966)
Director of Photography
Made in U.S.A.
(1966)
Director Of Photography
Chronicle of a Summer
(1965)
Director of Photography
Alphaville
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Married Woman
(1965)
Director of Photography
A Woman Is a Woman
(1964)
Director of Photography
Contempt
(1964)
Director of Photography
The Soft Skin
(1964)
Director of Photography
La poupée
(1963)
Director of Photography
Love at Twenty
(1963)
Director of Photographer for "France"
The Army Game
(1963)
Director of Photography
Time Out for Love
(1963)
Director of Photography
My Life To Live
(1963)
Director of Photography
Lola
(1962)
Director of Photography
Jules and Jim
(1962)
Director of Photography
Breathless
(1961)
Director of Photography
Shoot the Piano Player
(1960)
Director of Photography
La Passe du diable
(1957)
Cinematographer
Writer (Feature Film)
Hoa-Binh
(1970)
Screenwriter
Life Events
1945
Spent 11 years in Vietnam: half with the French expeditionary forces and half as a civilian still photographer for "Indochine sud-est asiatique", "Radar", "Life" and "Paris-Match"
1953
Shot first medium-length film in Laos
1956
First feature as co-cinematographer, "Paradiso terrestre"
1959
Shot first Godard film, "A Bout de souffle/Breathless"
1967
Debut as director of short, "Singal l'antilop sacree"
1970
Feature film directorial debut, "Hoa Binh"
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