Biography
French director Alain Corneau is best known for his debut film
France Société Anonyme in 1974 for which he also assisted on the score. Prior to becoming a director, Corneau was a jazz musician who has worked and studied in the U.S. He next became an assistant director for a few years and also wrote scripts. Among his better known screenplays is that for Nadine Trintignant's
Defense de Savoir (1972). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide