Biography
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film A Man and A Woman. At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, A Man and a Woman won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism. Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte (née Abeilard) and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family while his mother was a convert to Judaism. Lelouch says that his first contact with cinema was very young: "My mother hid me in movie theaters when I was little. We were wanted by the Gestapo. [...] Cinema, for starters, saved my life." Of his personal faith, he says "Today I believe in God. My faith was sparked when I made a film in Israel. Over there, it is impossible not to believe in God. I loved the places of worship of all t…
Directed
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A Man and a Woman (1966) — Director
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Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988) — Director
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Un + une (2015) — Director
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Money Money Money (1972) — Director
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
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September 11 (2002) — Director
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The Best Years of a Life (2019) — Director
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Everyone's Life (2017) — Director
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Happy New Year (1973) — Director
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Rendezvous (1976) — Director
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Bolero (1981) — Director
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Les Miserables (1995) — Director
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Lumière & Company (1995) — Director
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We Love You, You Bastard (2014) — Director
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Crossed Tracks (2007) — Director
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All That... for This?! (1993) — Director
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Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) — Director
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At the End of the Day (2024) — Director
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The Crook (1970) — Director
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The Good and the Bad (1976) — Director
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And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002) — Director
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A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986) — Director
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Cat and Mouse (1975) — Director
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Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996) — Director
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There Were Days... and Moons (1990) — Director
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The Beautiful Story (1992) — Director
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Us Two (1979) — Director
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A Second Chance (1976) — Director
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Far from Vietnam (1967) — Director
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What War May Bring (2010) — Director
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Love Is Better Than Life (2022) — Director
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Going and Coming Back (1985) — Director
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Dance of Chance (2019) — Director
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Long Live Life (1984) — Director
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Another Man, Another Chance (1977) — Director
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And Now My Love (1974) — Director
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Live for Life (1967) — Director
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Chance or Coincidence (1998) — Director
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Robert et Robert (1978) — Director
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Edith and Marcel (1983) — Director
Also appeared in
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Rendezvous (1976) — The driver
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Long Live Life (1984) — Claude Lelouch (uncredited)
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Visions of Eight (1973) — Narrator
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Smic, Smac, Smoc (1971) — Hooligan
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Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011) — Self
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Belmondo by Belmondo (2016) — Self (uncredited)
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Heart to Heart (1979) — Le metteur en scène
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Happy New Year (1987)
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Far West (1973) — Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Top Gear France (2015) — Self - Guest
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One 4 All (1999) — Self
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Bardot (2025) — Self
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Tout le monde en parle (1998) — Self
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Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
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D'un film à l'autre (2011) — Narrator (voice)
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Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
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Vivement dimanche prochain (1998) — Self
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Cérémonie des César (1976) — Self - President
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
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The A Talks (2022) — Self - Guest
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Trintignant by Trintignant (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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Who Is Bernard Tapie? (2001) — Self
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Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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C à vous (2009) — Self - Guest
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Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge (2021) — Self
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Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique (2025) — Self
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
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Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
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Clique (2013) — Self - Guest
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Shoot to Live (2022) — Self
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Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste (2012) — Self
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Télématin (1985) — Self
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Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
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Midi Première (1975) — Self
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Reflets de Cannes (1954) — Self
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The Apartment (2001) — Self - Guest
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Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) — Self (archive footage)