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Michel Deville
Director (Apr 13, 1931-)
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Biography
An assistant director to
Henri Decoin
in the early '50s, Michel Deville co-directed
Une Balle Dans Le Canon
with Charles Gérard in 1958. Two years later he soloed as a director with
Ce Soir Ou Jamais
, which he also produced and co-scripted with
Nina Companeez
. The two worked together throughout the '60s, their credits including
Lucky Jo
,
Martin Soldat
, Tendres Requins, and Benjamin Ou Les Mémoires D'Un Puceau (aka
Benjamin
). Among Deville's notable later films are Le Mouton Enragé (aka
Love at the Top
; The French Way Is),
Le Voyage En Douce
, and
La Lectrice
. ~ All Movie Guide
Most loved movie
La Lectrice
Most disliked movie
La Lectrice
Awards
Best Screenplay (win)
La maladie de Sachs
1999
San Sebastian Film Festival
Best Screenplay (nom)
La maladie de Sachs
1999
French Academy of Cinema
Best Director (win)
La maladie de Sachs
1999
San Sebastian Film Festival
Best Director (nom)
La maladie de Sachs
1999
French Academy of Cinema
Best Director (win)
Péril en la Demeure
1985
French Academy of Cinema
Best Original Screenplay (win)
Le Dossier 51
1978
French Academy of Cinema
Worked With
Production Teams:
Rosalinde Deville
Claude Leconte
Nina Companeez
Mag Bodard
André Diot
Leo Fuchs
Rosalinde Damamme
Gilles Perrault
Christopher Frank
Dominique Le Rigoleur
Actors:
Michel Piccoli
Francois Marthouret
Richard Bohringer
Patrick Chesnais
Sylvie Laporte
Francoise Lugagne
Claude Piéplu
Georges Wilson
Jeanne Moreau
Christian Benedetti
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