Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-04-23
Day of Death
2016-05-27 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Also Known As
Charles Bitsch
Charles Bitch
Charles L. Bitsch
Biography
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.
