Louis MalleNationality:
French Birthdate:
10/30/1932 Birthplace:
Thumeries, France Death Date:
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biography
One of the most consistently innovative filmmakers of his generation, Louis Malle has rarely received the critical attention his work deserves. Unlike the other directors most often associated with the French New Wave--Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Chabrol--Malle did not contribute criticism to Cahiers du Cinema; unlike those filmmakers, he came from a privileged background, as an heir to the Beghin sugar fortune. His work is not easily evaluated according to the tenets of the auteur theory promoted by these critics-turned-filmmakers, who emphasized consistently recognizable stylistic or thematic
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1954
Directorial debut doing underwater sequences, "The House on the Waterfront"
1954
Began working with Jacques Cousteau as assistant director, "Calypso cap au sud"
1957
Feature film directing debut and screenplay adaptation, "Elevator to the Gallows"
1958
Directed and scripted breakthrough film, "The Lovers"
1978
US feature film debut, "Pretty Baby"
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