Raoul Coutard
Biography
Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement. He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photography because of the cost of tuition. In 1945, Coutard was sent to participate in the French Indochina War; he lived in Vietnam for the next 11 years, working as a war photographer, eventually becoming a freelancer for Paris Match and Look. In 1956, he was approached to shoot a film by Pierre Schoendoerffer, La Passe du Diable. Coutard had never used a movie camera before, and reportedly agreed to the job because of a misunderstanding (he believed he was being hired to shoot production stills of the film). Coutard's first work collaboration with Jean-Luc Godard was Godard's first feature, À bout de souffle, shot in 1959. He was reportedly "imposed" on Godard by producer Georges de Beauregard; the director had already settled on a different cinematographer. Coutard photographed nearly all of Godard's work in the Nouvelle Vague era (1959 - 1967), with the exception of Masculin, féminin; their last work during this period was Week-end (1967), which marked the end of Godard's work as a 'mainstream' filmmaker. The two did not work together again until Passion; their final collaboration was Godard's next feature, Prénom Carmen. ... Source: Article "Raoul Coutard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
as Self
2018
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
as Self
2011
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
as Self (chef opérateur)
2008
Godard, Love and Poetry
as Self
2007
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
as Self
2004
The Outskirts of Alphaville
2003
Wild Innocence
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
as Self
2000
Jean Seberg: American Actress
as Self
1997
The Phantom Heart
Director of Photography (Camera)
1996
Happiness Is No Joke
Director of Photography (Camera)
1995
The Birth of Love
Director of Photography (Camera)
1993
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Director of Photography (Camera)
1993
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
as Self
1993
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self
1992
Il gèle en enfer
Director of Photography (Camera)
1990
Thick Skinned
Director of Photography (Camera)
1989
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Burning Beds
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Blanc de Chine
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Max My Love
Director of Photography (Camera)
1986
The Bitch
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Dangerous Moves
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Salt on the Skin
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
First Name: Carmen
Director of Photography (Camera)
1983
S.A.S. San Salvador
Director (Directing)
1983
Godard's Passion
Director of Photography (Camera)
1982
Operation Leopard
Director (Directing)
1980
Drummer-Crab
Director of Photography (Camera)
1977
Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977
Director (Directing)
1977
Une nuit en Lorraine
Director (Directing)
1975
Like a Pot of Strawberries
Director of Photography (Camera)
1974
A Pain in the Ass
Director of Photography (Camera)
1973
The Hostage Gang
Director of Photography (Camera)
1973
Five Leaf Clover
Director of Photography (Camera)
1972
Embassy
Director of Photography (Camera)
1972
The Hideout
1971
The Most Gentle Confessions
Director of Photography (Camera)
1971
La Liberté en croupe
Director of Photography (Camera)
1970
The Bamboo Incident
as Angry French man (uncredited)
1970
The Confession
Director of Photography (Camera)
1970
The Southern Star
Director of Photography (Camera)
1969
Z
as English Surgeon (uncredited)
1969
Rocky Road to Dublin
Director of Photography (Camera)
1968
The Bride Wore Black
Director of Photography (Camera)
1968
Weekend
Director of Photography (Camera)
1967
La Chinoise
as Self - Cinematographer (uncredited)
1967
Horizon
Cinematography (Crew)
1967
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Director of Photography (Camera)
1967
