Charles L. Bitsch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 23, 1931, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
- Died
- May 27, 2016
- Movies
- 14
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2009 | Once Upon a Time… Contempt | Self |
| 2007 | Godard, Love and Poetry | Self |
| 2003 | The Outskirts of Alphaville | |
| 1967 | La Chinoise | Self - Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Les Bonnes Femmes | Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Officier de police (non crédité) |
| 1956 | The Kreutzer Sonata | (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1990 | Le Bonheur des autres | Director |
| 1969 | The Last Man | Writer, Director |
| 1966 | M.M.M. 83 | Writer |
| 1964 | Chance at Love | Writer, Director |
| 1964 | Les baisers | Director |
| 1956 | Fool’s Mate | Writer |
| 1953 | Three Dates | Director, Screenplay |
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