Charles L. Bitsch
Known for: Directing
Born: April 22, 1931 in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France - Died: May 26, 2016
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
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La Chinoise
Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)
Godard, Love and Poetry
Self
The 400 Blows
Officier de police (non crédité)
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
The Kreutzer Sonata
(uncredited)
Les Bonnes Femmes
soldier in prison cell (uncredited)
Le Bonheur des autres
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director
Love and Anger
Assistant Director
M.M.M. 83
Writer
Contempt
Assistant Director
Bluebeard
Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie
Camera Operator
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director
Chance at Love
Writer
The Carabineers
Assistant Director
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director
Le Doulos
Assistant Director
The Last Man
Writer
Far from Vietnam
Director of Photography
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director
Paris Belongs to Us
Director of Photography
Fool’s Mate
Writer