Michel Deville

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Michel Deville

Born April 13, 1931 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Died February 16, 2023 · aged 91

Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless, his films, especially his comedies from the 19…

Known For

Love at the TopLove at the Top · 1974
Love at the Top
6.11974
MovieComedyDrama
A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.
RazziaRazzia · 1955
Razzia
6.71955
MovieCrimeDrama
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
Les CapricieuxLes Capricieux · 1984
Les Capricieux
8.31984
Movie
In post-revolutionary France, two neighbouring aristocrats embark on a dangerous game when they agree to help a Polish agent.
Tender SharksTender Sharks · 1967
Tender Sharks
9.01967
MovieActionComedy
While an admiral's son is hunted by secret agents, his sister plays his part on a warship.
Deep WaterDeep Water · 1981
Deep Water
6.11981
MovieDramaThriller
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
Dossier 51Dossier 51 · 1978
Dossier 51
6.41978
MovieCrimeDrama
A French diplomat is surveilled by a secret service to find a weakness for political control, his private life becoming 'File No. 51'.
Lest We ForgetLest We Forget · 1991
Lest We Forget
7.01991
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.
Summer Night in TownSummer Night in Town · 1990
Summer Night in Town
5.61990
MovieRomanceDrama
Unable to sleep in the sweltering heat, a young couple bares their bodies --- and their souls --- to each other over one life-changing night. They didn't know each other when the night began. It got hot, they stayed in. Now they know each other better than most.

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