Directing
Charles L. Bitsch
FR, EN, IT cinema · 33 credits
Born
23 April 1931
Died
27 May 2016 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Also known as Charles Bitsch · Charles Bitch
Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.
Known for
Filmography
Love and Anger
Assistant Director
The Last Man
Writer, Director
La Chinoise
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited), Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
M.M.M. 83
Writer
Alphaville
Assistant Director
Chance at Love
Writer, Director
Les baisers
Director
Contempt
Assistant Director
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
The Carabineers
Assistant Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
Love at Twenty
Assistant Camera
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography
Les Bonnes Femmes
as Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited), Assistant Director
The 400 Blows
as Officier de police (non crédité)
Véronique and Her Dunce
Director of Photography
Two Men in Manhattan
Assistant Director, Camera Operator
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director
The Kreutzer Sonata
as (uncredited)
Fool’s Mate
Writer, Director of Photography
Three Dates
Director, Screenplay
The Diversion
Director of Photography