Nationality: Belgian
Birthdate: 03/21/1926
Birthplace: Heverle, Brabant, Belgium
Death Date: 10/09/2002
Film and TV director who began his career providing piano accompaniment for silent films shown at the Belgian Cinematheque. Delvaux's feature films rely on tightly controlled rhythms and a precise use of visual counterpoint to create a highly distinctive blend of fantasy and reality.
1950
Worked as silent film piano accompanist at Belgian Cinematheque
1956
As film instructor made the short "Nous etions treize" with his students
1958
TV co-directing debut (with Jean Brismee), "Cinema, Bonjour"
1963
Named head of film courses at the Institut Superieur des Arts du Spectacle et Techniques de Diffusion (INSAS), Brussels
1966
Feature film directing debut, "L'Homme au Crane rase/Die Man die zijn Haar kort liet knippen/The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short"
