Charles L. Bitsch

Known for DirectingBorn 1931-04-23Died 2016-05-27Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Once Upon a Time… Contempt

Le Bonheur des autres

The 400 Blows

Godard, Love and Poetry

Vivre Sa Vie

Le Doulos

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Far from Vietnam

The Last Man

Contempt

La Chinoise

Alphaville

Three Dates

The Diversion

Le Beau Serge

Love at Twenty

Paris Belongs to Us

Chance at Love

The Carabineers

Fool’s Mate

Bluebeard

Two Men in Manhattan

Les Bonnes Femmes

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

Made in U.S.A

The Kreutzer Sonata

Véronique and Her Dunce

The Seven Deadly Sins

Les baisers

Love and Anger

The Oldest Profession

M.M.M. 83

The Outskirts of Alphaville