"What interested me before with the middle class is that they were making problems ass because they did not have money problems. Today, they no longer think that money. " Claude Chabrol
filmmaker Claude Chabrol died Sept. 12 at age 80.
Born June 24, 1930, Chabrol was raised in the family pharmacy. War II, his parents sent him in the Creuse, which arises his passion for cinema. Back in Paris, although he continued to law school, he attended cinemas in the capital and met a handful of enthusiasts like him. He participated in the 50's adventure Cahiers du Cinema . He writes well, with Eric Rohmer , a book on Hitchcock .
In 1957, a heritage enables it to produce the film The blow of the Shepherd Jacques Rivette
and a year later he directed his first film, Le Beau Serge masterpiece of New Wave, which won the Prix Jean Vigo. He married his second
wedding actress Stephane Audran who became his muse and he will lead in 23 films.
he obtained in 1959, the festival's Golden Bear in Berlin for The cousins, his second film. Good follow women (1960),
Landru (1962) who will meet with great success.
the late 60's Chabrol returns to a more intimate theater where he settles accounts with the provincial bourgeoisie. The hypocrisy of the middle atmosphere will be one of the favorite themes of his work.
Nozière Violet (1978) marks his meeting with Isabella Huppert with whom he toured as Story of Women (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), Nightcap (1995) and Ceremony (1995) that is considered the one of his most successful films.
In 2003, Chabrol turns The Flower of Evil and the following year The Bridesmaid with Laura Smet . For
Comedy of Power (2006), he finds Isabelle Huppert. In 2007, Chabrol makes The Girl Cut in Two and his latest film, Bellamy (2009) has as its protagonist Gerard Depardieu .
All of his work (more than 80 films for cinema and TV) was awarded the Prix René Clair of the French Academy (2005) and the Grand Prize 2010 of Dramatic Authors and Composers.
by Chabrol himself
"I feel, to be the last of the individualists, I could never seriously participate in any group whatsoever. I never wanted to be represented by myself. The only time I committed myself to a cause, it was in 1968 during the Lee case to the Cinematheque French. And because I was personally concerned. "
" Initially, I worked extensively on the various social strata, different characters of people, even the physical aspect, but it interested me very much. [ ...] At the outset, I knew it was not a film that I could express what I meant. So that's why I decided to do a lot. Quits sometimes do things that it would have been better not to do ... "
" I am very touched by the need for women to survive more than men is even more difficult. That's what I like when I make films about women with women, because they are always being born in a state of victim. "
" It was a song in the time that said "The bourgeois are like pigs, the more it gets old it gets more stupid, it's like the bourgeois pigs, the more it gets old it becomes more con. "I think it's very exaggerated. "
Chabrol by other
Isabelle Huppert : " He represented my debut, in any case my quasi-debut particularly significant and a future that is no longer a one would have encountered a lot of times, I think. "" He had in him a mixture of coldness, often funny, a quality of observation. "" He 'm was filmed as if I were his daughter, he did not filmed as an object of desire, sometimes what shapes a relationship between a director and actress. "" What I remember was a form of humanism. "He had the appearance of a simple man, he had the appearance, but there was something opaque, mysteries." "It was a great joke about us he said he had no ego. "
Gerard Depardieu : "Claude was the joy of life itself, I can not imagine that either party at any time he spoke of death. It was this love of food, sharing that spirit funny, he had everything he had in film history, the passion he had as a child, he was laughing, as he pleased. " "For me it does not answer the phone, but I like to say that he is there he is present everywhere."
Bertrand Delanoe : "With him disappears the inventor of a film inspired, prolific and deeply human (...) Through Madame Bovary, or Landru Ceremony, Claude Chabrol has produced an immense work, particularly original, which now stands as a monument of French Cinema
Claude Lelouch : "I celebrate my 50th birthday cinema, and for 50 years and I Chabrol we traveled coast to coast through, there were always a Chabrol film when I was leaving a movie, we were both friends and competitors. For me it's the adventure of the New Wave. (...) It is both a revolution and tradition. Once he was spent, he returned to a cinema tradition and is tout à son honneur, il a peut-être fait ses plus beaux quand il respectait films comédiens et surtout les histoires les (...) Je pense qu'il racontait qu'aujourd'hui c'est lui qui doit avoir le plus d 'humor sur sa disparition. Il l'humor mettait au cœur de tout ses films (...) Ce qui n'était pas pleurnichait a filmmaker. "
" What interested me in the middle class was that it produced problems of bed, because had money problems. Today only think about money "Claude Chabrol
filmmaker Claude Chabrol died Sept. 12 at age 80.
Born June 24, 1930, Chabrol was raised in the family pharmacy. During the War his parents send him to the Creuse where her passion for film. Back in Paris, but continue his law studies, he frequented the cinemas of the capital and just a handful of fans like him. Participate in the 50 adventure Cahiers du Cinéma . Even Eric Rohmer writes a book about Hitchcock.
In 1957, inheritance allows you to produce the film Le coup du Berger of Jacques Rivette and a year
then shot his first film, The beautiful Serge masterpiece of the Nouvelle Vague, which won the Prix Jean Vigo.
He married his second wife, the actress Stéphane Audran to be his muse and who will lead in 23 films. Gets
in 1959, the Golden Bear at Berlin Festival by cousins, his second film. Good women will (1960), Landru (1962) who will be successful.
end of the 60 Chabrol returns to a more intimate film which manages accounts with the bourgeoisie. The hypocrisy hidden in this environment will be the subject of
predilection in his work.
Nozières Violette (1978) marks his encounter with Isabelle Huppert with whom shot A women's affair (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), Thanks for the chocolate (1995) et The ceremony ( 1995) consaiderado as one of its most successful films.
In 2003, Chabrol films White Oleander and the following year to honor Miss Laura Smet with .
To The intoxication of power (2006), is reunited with Isabelle Huppert. In 2007, Chabrol made The Girl Cut in Two and his latest film, Bellamy (2009), stars Gérard Depardieu to .
His body of work (more than 80 films for cinema and television) was crowned with the award René Clair of the French Academy (2005) and the Grand Prize 2010 of dramatic authors and composers. .
Chabrol itself
"I have the impression of being the last of the individualists, I could never join any group seriously. I have only wanted to be represented by myself . The only time I committed to a cause, was in 1968, during the affair Langlois of the Cinémathèque Française. And that's because I personally felt concerned "
" At first, I worked a lot on the different social strata, different characters of the people, even the physical appearance, all that really interested me. (...) At first, I knew it was not a film that could express what he meant. I decided then to do a lot. Sometimes even doing things that would have been better not to do ... "
" I played a lot of women need to survive even more than men, is even more difficult. It's what I like when women make movies with women, because they are always, from birth, in a victim status. "
" There has long been a song that said "The bourgeois are like pigs, the older, more foolish, the bourgeois are like pigs, the older, more jerks." It seems very exaggerated. "
Chabrol by other
Isabelle Huppert: "Representing my debut, in any case my debut nearly particularly significant and a future that is no longer one, we would find even more Sometimes, I think. "" There was in him a mixture of coldness, sometimes humor, a quality of observation. " "I filmed a bit like his daughter, he shot me as an object of desire, what weapon sometimes a relationship between a filmmaker and actress." "What I retain is a form of humanism." "He looked like someone just had the look, but there was something opaque mysteries." "The subject of jokes among us, said he had no ego."
Gérard Depardieu: "Claude was the joy of living, I can not imagine he's gone in no time talking about death. He had this love for food, the sharing That spirit Funny, I had everything, had film history, passion, also had children, laughter and pleasure. ". "For me, not answer the phone, but I like to tell me he is present everywhere."
Bertrand Delanoë: " With him disappears a film inspired inventor, profuse and profound humanity (...) In Madame Bovary, Landru or even the ceremony, Claude Chabrol was a massive work, very original, which rises today as a monument to French cinema s "Claude Lelouch
: " Celebrating my 50 years of film and over 50 Chabrol years and I travel a side by side, there was always a Chabrol film when I took out a movie, we were both friends and competitors. To me, it's the adventure of the Nouvelle Vague. (...) Represents both a revolution and tradition. Once set, he returned to film tradition and is a merit, may qua has made his best films as respected actors and especially his stories (...) I think today should be the most humor is on his d esaparición. Put humor in the hearts of all his films (...) It was a filmmaker who whimpered. "

Born June 24, 1930, Chabrol was raised in the family pharmacy. War II, his parents sent him in the Creuse, which arises his passion for cinema. Back in Paris, although he continued to law school, he attended cinemas in the capital and met a handful of enthusiasts like him. He participated in the 50's adventure Cahiers du Cinema . He writes well, with Eric Rohmer , a book on Hitchcock .
In 1957, a heritage enables it to produce the film The blow of the Shepherd Jacques Rivette

wedding actress Stephane Audran who became his muse and he will lead in 23 films.
he obtained in 1959, the festival's Golden Bear in Berlin for The cousins, his second film. Good follow women (1960),

the late 60's Chabrol returns to a more intimate theater where he settles accounts with the provincial bourgeoisie. The hypocrisy of the middle atmosphere will be one of the favorite themes of his work.
Nozière Violet (1978) marks his meeting with Isabella Huppert with whom he toured as Story of Women (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), Nightcap (1995) and Ceremony (1995) that is considered the one of his most successful films.
In 2003, Chabrol turns The Flower of Evil and the following year The Bridesmaid with Laura Smet . For
Comedy of Power (2006), he finds Isabelle Huppert. In 2007, Chabrol makes The Girl Cut in Two and his latest film, Bellamy (2009) has as its protagonist Gerard Depardieu .
All of his work (more than 80 films for cinema and TV) was awarded the Prix René Clair of the French Academy (2005) and the Grand Prize 2010 of Dramatic Authors and Composers.
by Chabrol himself

" Initially, I worked extensively on the various social strata, different characters of people, even the physical aspect, but it interested me very much. [ ...] At the outset, I knew it was not a film that I could express what I meant. So that's why I decided to do a lot. Quits sometimes do things that it would have been better not to do ... "
" I am very touched by the need for women to survive more than men is even more difficult. That's what I like when I make films about women with women, because they are always being born in a state of victim. "
" It was a song in the time that said "The bourgeois are like pigs, the more it gets old it gets more stupid, it's like the bourgeois pigs, the more it gets old it becomes more con. "I think it's very exaggerated. "
Chabrol by other


Bertrand Delanoe : "With him disappears the inventor of a film inspired, prolific and deeply human (...) Through Madame Bovary, or Landru Ceremony, Claude Chabrol has produced an immense work, particularly original, which now stands as a monument of French Cinema
Claude Lelouch : "I celebrate my 50th birthday cinema, and for 50 years and I Chabrol we traveled coast to coast through, there were always a Chabrol film when I was leaving a movie, we were both friends and competitors. For me it's the adventure of the New Wave. (...) It is both a revolution and tradition. Once he was spent, he returned to a cinema tradition and is tout à son honneur, il a peut-être fait ses plus beaux quand il respectait films comédiens et surtout les histoires les (...) Je pense qu'il racontait qu'aujourd'hui c'est lui qui doit avoir le plus d 'humor sur sa disparition. Il l'humor mettait au cœur de tout ses films (...) Ce qui n'était pas pleurnichait a filmmaker. "
" What interested me in the middle class was that it produced problems of bed, because had money problems. Today only think about money "Claude Chabrol

Born June 24, 1930, Chabrol was raised in the family pharmacy. During the War his parents send him to the Creuse where her passion for film. Back in Paris, but continue his law studies, he frequented the cinemas of the capital and just a handful of fans like him. Participate in the 50 adventure Cahiers du Cinéma . Even Eric Rohmer writes a book about Hitchcock.
In 1957, inheritance allows you to produce the film Le coup du Berger of Jacques Rivette and a year

He married his second wife, the actress Stéphane Audran to be his muse and who will lead in 23 films. Gets
in 1959, the Golden Bear at Berlin Festival by cousins, his second film. Good women will (1960), Landru (1962) who will be successful.
end of the 60 Chabrol returns to a more intimate film which manages accounts with the bourgeoisie. The hypocrisy hidden in this environment will be the subject of

Nozières Violette (1978) marks his encounter with Isabelle Huppert with whom shot A women's affair (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), Thanks for the chocolate (1995) et The ceremony ( 1995) consaiderado as one of its most successful films.
In 2003, Chabrol films White Oleander and the following year to honor Miss Laura Smet with .
To The intoxication of power (2006), is reunited with Isabelle Huppert. In 2007, Chabrol made The Girl Cut in Two and his latest film, Bellamy (2009), stars Gérard Depardieu to .
His body of work (more than 80 films for cinema and television) was crowned with the award René Clair of the French Academy (2005) and the Grand Prize 2010 of dramatic authors and composers. .
Chabrol itself

" At first, I worked a lot on the different social strata, different characters of the people, even the physical appearance, all that really interested me. (...) At first, I knew it was not a film that could express what he meant. I decided then to do a lot. Sometimes even doing things that would have been better not to do ... "
" I played a lot of women need to survive even more than men, is even more difficult. It's what I like when women make movies with women, because they are always, from birth, in a victim status. "
" There has long been a song that said "The bourgeois are like pigs, the older, more foolish, the bourgeois are like pigs, the older, more jerks." It seems very exaggerated. "
Chabrol by other


Bertrand Delanoë: " With him disappears a film inspired inventor, profuse and profound humanity (...) In Madame Bovary, Landru or even the ceremony, Claude Chabrol was a massive work, very original, which rises today as a monument to French cinema s "Claude Lelouch
: " Celebrating my 50 years of film and over 50 Chabrol years and I travel a side by side, there was always a Chabrol film when I took out a movie, we were both friends and competitors. To me, it's the adventure of the Nouvelle Vague. (...) Represents both a revolution and tradition. Once set, he returned to film tradition and is a merit, may qua has made his best films as respected actors and especially his stories (...) I think today should be the most humor is on his d esaparición. Put humor in the hearts of all his films (...) It was a filmmaker who whimpered. "