Claude Lelouch

Background

Claude Lelouch is a household name in the French film industry, best known for directing, scripting, writing, producing, and acting in movies. He was born Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch on October 30, 1937, in Paris, France. His Zodiac sign is Scorpio, while his nationality is French. He was raised and grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. Lelouch began his filming and producing career at a young age when his father bought him a camera. With the camera hidden under his coat, he filmed reports on the daily life of the Soviet Union. He also filmed sporting events such as the Tour de France. As a director, his first feature-length film was “Le Propre de L’homme,” but he was met with criticism. Lelouch’s critical acclaim was the 1966 “A Man and A Woman,” romantic melodrama.

In the 1960s, he became one of the most influential directors in Europe after winning Palme d’Or at Canne and a Grand Prix award for the film “A Man and A Woman.” Over the years, Lelouch’s films have dealt with sex, crime, and politics. Lelouch has directed over 40 films in his career, with fans having a divided opinion regarding his method and style of filming. His film “La Femme Spectacle” (1963) was censored for having misogynist tendencies. 1981, he directed the film “Les Uns et Les Autres” which is considered his masterpiece. Lelouch has collaborated several times with Francis Lai, music closer on several musicals.

Lelouch holds two Oscar awards for the film “A Man and Woman,” and a Palme d’Or for the same movie. He won the David di Donatello award for Best Foreign Directing in 1971. In 2005, Lelouch was awarded Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Lelouch has had different relationships over the years with Christene Barbelivine (1968) and Gunilla Friden (1975). He was married to Alessandra Martines (1993 to 2009), Marie-Sophie L. (1986 to 1992), and Éverylne Bouix (1980 to 1985). According to the available data, he has seven children, and he is currently single.