History Creator / ClaudeChabrol

Although Chabrol was from a family of pharmacists, he developed a passion for cinema at a young age, running a film club out of a barn between the ages of 12 and 14. He eventually moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. While there, met Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Creator/JeanLucGodard, Creator/EricRohmer, and Creator/JacquesRivette who he would work alongside on the influential journal ''Cahiers du Cinema'' As a film critic he primarily wrote about genre films, co-authoring the first book on Creator/AlfredHitchcock with Rohmer. During this time, he also briefly worked as a publicity man for the French offices of 20th Century Fox. He was fired for being the worst they ever had, only to be replaced by Godard, who was even worse.

He would be one of the first of the Cahiers critics to go into film-making, his ''Le Beau Serge'' and ''Les Cousins'' being the first two features of the French New Wave. His films were primarily thrillers that functioned as critiques of the bourgeoisie. One of Chabrol's most notable trademarks was his habit of revealing the identity of the killer early in the film, which he believed allowed for greater psychological depth. Although he was very inconsistent in quality (he once made a list of the three worst films of all time that included his own, ''The Twist''), are acknowledged as masterpieces of French cinema.

In 1964 he married Creator/StephaneAudran and they became a CreatorCouple as he shot her in numerous films. Though she already played both in Les Cousins and ''Film/LesBonnesFemmes''.

* ''Inspecteur Lavardin'' (1986)

* ''Merci pour le chocolat'' (2000)

* ''The Cry of the Owl''

* ''Le Beau Serge'' (1958)

* ''Les Cousins'' (1959)

* ''Le Beau Serge''
* ''Les Cousins''
* ''Film/LesBonnesFemmes''
* ''Les Biches''
* ''Film/LeBoucher''
* ''Film/LaCeremonie''
* ''Inspecteur Lavardin''
* ''Merci pour le Chocolat''

* ''Le Boucher''

In 1964 he married Creator/StephaneAudran and they became a CreatorCouple as he shot her in numerous films. Though shealready played both in Les Cousins and ''Film/LesBonnesFemmes''.

* ''LesBonnesFemmes''

* ''Les Bonnes Femmes''

* ''La Ceremonie''

Although Chabrol was from a family of pharmacists, he developed a passion for cinema at a young age, running a film club out of a barn between the ages of 12 and 14. He eventually moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. While in Paris, he met Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Creator/JeanLucGodard, Creator/EricRohmer, and Creator/JacquesRivette who he would work alongside on the influential journal ''Cahiers du Cinema'' As a film critic he primarily wrote about genre films, co-authoring the first book on Creator/AlfredHitchcock with Rohmer. During this time, he also briefly worked as a publicity man for the French offices of 20th Century Fox. He was fired for being the worst they ever had, only to be replaced by Godard, who was even worse.

Although Chabrol was from a family of pharmacists, he developed a passion for cinema at a young age, running a film club out of a barn between the ages of 12 and 14. He eventually moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. While in Paris, he met Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Creator/JeanLucGodard, Creator/EricRohmer, and Creator/JacquesRivette he would work alongside on the influential journal ''Cahiers du Cinema'' As a film critic he primarily wrote about genre films, co-authoring the first book on Creator/AlfredHitchcock with Rohmer. During this time, he also briefly worked as a publicity man for the French offices of 20th Century Fox. He was fired for being the worst they ever had, only to be replaced by Godard, who was even worse.

Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (June 24, 1930 -- September 12, 2010) was a French film critic and director. He was a member of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave and was know for his work in the thriller genre.

Although Chabrol was from a family of pharmacists, he developed a passion for cinema at a young age. This eventually led to a job as a film critic for the influential journal Cahiers du Cinema. Most of the articles he published were about genre and detective films. He would be one of the first of the Cahiers critics to go into film-making, his Le Beau Serge and Les Cousins being the first two features of the French New Wave. As a director, Chabrol was known for being very inconsistent in quality, however his best films were widely acknowledged as masterpieces.

* ''Inspector Lavardin''

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* ''La Ceremonie''

->''I'm not at all interested in who-done-its. If you conceal a character's guilt, you imply that his guilt is the most important thing about him. I want the audience to know who the murderer is, so that we can consider his personality.''


Claude Chabrol (June 24, 1930 - September 12,2010) was a French film critic and director. He was a member of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave and was know for his work in the thriller genre.

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* CountryMouse: Chabrol noted that even after moving to Paris he thought of himself as a country person rather than a Parisian.
* TheMuse: Stephane Audran, who Chabrol was married to from 1964 to 1980, acted in many of his films.
* SelfDeprecation: Chabrol once made a list of the three worst films of all time. One of them was The Twist, a film he directed himself.
* SpiritualSuccessor: He is often considered one to Creator/AlfredHitchcock, and he even coauthored (with Creator/EricRohmer) the first serious critical study on the Master of Suspense. Chabrol himself noted that, although he highly admired Hitchcock, he was more influenced by Creator/FWMurnau, Creator/FritzLang, and Creator/ErnstLubitsch.
* SupremeChef: Chabrol was a gourmet chef and he shot one of his films in Alsace just so he could visit the restaurants.
!!Selected Filmography