Directing

Claude Sautet

Born February 23, 1924 · Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Died July 22, 2000 · aged 76

Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. He made a total of five films with his favorite actress Romy Schneider. Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a televisio…

Known For

Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face · 1960

Eyes Without a Face

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

Intersection

Intersection · 1994

MovieDramaRomance

During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees. While maintaining the semblance of a marriage with his wife, Sally, Vincent has been carrying on with a mistress, Olivia. She's everything Sally isn't -- warm, passionate, carefree. So why can't he choose between the two, especially when his indecision is taking its toll on his daughter?

Cesar and Rosalie

Cesar and Rosalie · 1972

Cesar and Rosalie

MovieRomanceDrama

A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to her dilemma.

Borsalino

Borsalino · 1970

MovieCrimeComedy

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

The Things of Life

The Things of Life · 1970

The Things of Life

MovieDramaRomance

The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

Max and the Junkmen

Max and the Junkmen · 1971

Max and the Junkmen

MovieCrimeRomance

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

Symphony for a Massacre

Symphony for a Massacre · 1963

Symphony for a Massacre

MovieCrimeDrama

A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

A Heart in Winter

A Heart in Winter · 1992

A Heart in Winter

MovieDramaRomance

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.

Filmography

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Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face · 1960

Eyes Without a Face

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

Adaptation

Intersection

Intersection · 1994

MovieDramaRomance

During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees. While maintaining the semblance of a marriage with his wife, Sally, Vincent has been carrying on with a mistress, Olivia. She's everything Sally isn't -- warm, passionate, carefree. So why can't he choose between the two, especially when his indecision is taking its toll on his daughter?

Original Film Writer

Cesar and Rosalie

Cesar and Rosalie · 1972

Cesar and Rosalie

MovieRomanceDrama

A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to her dilemma.

Screenplay

Borsalino

Borsalino · 1970

MovieCrimeComedy

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

Writer

The Things of Life

The Things of Life · 1970

The Things of Life

MovieDramaRomance

The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

Screenplay

Max and the Junkmen

Max and the Junkmen · 1971

Max and the Junkmen

MovieCrimeRomance

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

Director

Symphony for a Massacre

Symphony for a Massacre · 1963

Symphony for a Massacre

MovieCrimeDrama

A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

Writer

A Heart in Winter

A Heart in Winter · 1992

A Heart in Winter

MovieDramaRomance

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.

Screenplay

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud · 1995

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

MovieDramaRomance

Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly begins dating his good-looking young publisher.

Director

The Big Risk

The Big Risk · 1960

Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.

Adaptation

The Married Couple of the Year Two

The Married Couple of the Year Two · 1971

The Married Couple of the Year Two

MovieAdventureComedy

Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.

Writer

The Dictator's Guns

The Dictator's Guns · 1965

The Dictator's Guns

MovieDramaCrime

An experienced skipper is hired to buy a boat from an American heiress in the Caribbean, but when the boat vanishes and bodies surface, he realizes he’s been framed for arms trafficking.

Director

Waiter!

Waiter! · 1983

MovieDramaComedy

After a tumultuous life, a middle-aged headwaiter in a Parisian restaurant dreams of opening a seaside amusement park. When an old flame reappears, he reignites his feelings, but she is involved with another man.

Screenplay

Backfire

Backfire · 1964

MovieCrimeAdventure

A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompanied by the smuggler's sexy girlfriend.

Writer

A Simple Story

A Simple Story · 1978

MovieDramaRomance

A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.

Director

Banana Peel

Banana Peel · 1963

Two scoundrels cheat a millionaire out of a huge bankroll on the French Riviera.

Screenplay

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others · 1974

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

Three friends navigate mid-life crises: a blocked writer, a disillusioned doctor, and a charming man facing bankruptcy and divorce. As their struggles strain friendships, a younger man captures the attention of one friend's wife, complicating their lives further.

Director

Under the Sign of the Bull

Under the Sign of the Bull · 1969

Under the Sign of the Bull

Albert is an eccentric inventor of missiles who comes under fire from his investors when his first prototype explodes. Even his sympathetic mistress has her doubts, as Albert lashes out in a verbal tirade condemning those of little faith in his genius.

Writer

A Bad Son

A Bad Son · 1980

Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. His first stop is at his father's apartment.

Screenplay

Mado

MovieDramaRomance

A middle-aged businessman faces bankruptcy after his partner's suicide and a rival's unscrupulous offer to buy his company. Determined to avoid the trap, he finds an unexpected solution through a prostitute.

Screenplay

The Beast Is Loose

The Beast Is Loose · 1959

The Beast Is Loose

MovieCrimeDrama

Paul Lamiani, a wizened mobster, is asked to return to duty following the disappearance of secret documents of extreme importance. It is assumed that they are in the hands of a friend of Paul. But the case becomes even more delicate when Lamiani's son is kidnapped.

Adaptation

Pillaged

Pillaged · 1967

Over the course of one night, a gang of twelve criminals carry out a commando-like raid on a small town.

Dialogue

A Few Days with Me

A Few Days with Me · 1988

A Few Days with Me

MovieComedyDrama

After being discharged from a mental institution, a man is tasked by his mother to revive a struggling supermarket in Limoges. He must navigate unexpected responsibilities and the challenges of managing the store's staff.

Director

The Devil by the Tail

The Devil by the Tail · 1969

The Devil by the Tail

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.

Writer