AKA: Alain Fraisse
Nationality: French
Birthdate: 09/14/1931
Birthplace: Vendome, France
Former assistant to Louis Malle and Edouard Molinaro who came of age with the New Wave, directing "Le Combat dans l'Ile" (1962). Best known for "La Chamade" (1968), a smoothly handled romance written in collaboration with Francoise Sagan (whose novel it is based on), and "Therese" (1986), a well-acted and nuanced portrait of 19th-century Carmelite convent life.
1956
Worked as assistant to Edouard Molinaro on short films
1957
Worked as assistant to Louis Malle on "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud/Elevator to the Scaffold" and "Les Amants/The Lovers"
1958
Short film directing debut, "Un Americain"
1962
Feature film directing debut, "Le combat dans l'ile"
