Directing

Charles L. Bitsch

Born — Died

1931-04-23 — 2016-05-27

Place of birth

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

Behind the camera

M.M.M. 83 poster
4.6

A secret agent works with a scientist to recover documents outlining a new formula to make fuel.

M.M.M. 83

1966

Chance at Love poster
5.6

Four sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.

Chance at Love

1964

Chance at Love poster
5.6

Four sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.

Chance at Love

1964

Fool’s Mate poster
6.6

Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her a fur coat. Now Claire needs to figure out how to return home with this expensive gift without the affair being found out.

Fool’s Mate

1956

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le Bonheur des autres

1990

Les baisers poster
5.5

A portmanteau film in which the producer, instead of as usual using already well known directors with a commercial draw, allowed five new young directors to each have a crack at an episode about romance.

Les baisers

1964

Three Dates poster
6.8

Two men are in love with the same woman. One of them, feeling rejected, attempts suicide. The young woman finally decides to choose a third man. When they recount their affair, none of them gives the same version of events...

Three Dates

1953

Three Dates poster
6.8

Two men are in love with the same woman. One of them, feeling rejected, attempts suicide. The young woman finally decides to choose a third man. When they recount their affair, none of them gives the same version of events...

Three Dates

1953

The Last Man poster
7.0

On their return from a mission, three cavers- Jean-Claude, his wife Catherine and Eva - find themselves the only people left alive on earth. A chemical war has caused the death of the population and animals. The trio organize to survive. Jean-Claude and Eva die after coming into contact with corpses. Catherine, who is pregnant, escapes contamination and gives birth to a boy.

The Last Man

1969

The Last Man poster
7.0

On their return from a mission, three cavers- Jean-Claude, his wife Catherine and Eva - find themselves the only people left alive on earth. A chemical war has caused the death of the population and animals. The trio organize to survive. Jean-Claude and Eva die after coming into contact with corpses. Catherine, who is pregnant, escapes contamination and gives birth to a boy.

The Last Man

1969