Charles L. Bitsch
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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Movies (33)
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
2009
Godard, Love and Poetry
as Self
2007
The Outskirts of Alphaville
2003
Le Bonheur des autres
Director (Directing)
1990
The Last Man
Writer (Writing)
1969
Love and Anger
Assistant Director (Directing)
1969
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography (Camera)
1967
La Chinoise
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
1967
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director (Directing)
1967
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director (Directing)
1967
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director (Directing)
1967
M.M.M. 83
Writer (Writing)
1966
Alphaville
Assistant Director (Directing)
1965
Chance at Love
Writer (Writing)
1964
Les baisers
Director (Directing)
1964
Contempt
Assistant Director (Directing)
1963
Les Carabiniers
Assistant Director (Directing)
1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director (Directing)
1963
Bluebeard
Assistant Director (Directing)
1963
Le Doulos
Assistant Director (Directing)
1962
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator (Camera)
1962
Love at Twenty
Assistant Camera (Camera)
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director (Directing)
1962
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography (Camera)
1961
Les Bonnes Femmes
as soldier in prison cell (uncredited)
1960
Two Men in Manhattan
Assistant Director (Directing)
1959
The 400 Blows
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1959
Véronique and Her Dunce
Director of Photography (Camera)
1959
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director (Directing)
1959
Fool’s Mate
Writer (Writing)
1956
The Kreutzer Sonata
as (uncredited)
1956
Three Dates
Director (Directing)
1953
The Diversion
Director of Photography (Camera)
1952