Michel Deville
April 13, 1931 · 95 years old
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…
Known For
6 titles
Death in a French Garden
David, a young music teacher, is having an affair with Julia, the mother of his student. One evening, he is brutally attacked by a stranger and saved by Daniel, a hit man hired to kill Julia's husband and steal some microfilms.
The Reader
A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Cons...
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
Young innocent aristocrat Benjamin comes to live with his Countess aunt. Her lover teaches him the techniques of seduction and sends him to test them, first on the maids, then on the upper class Anne and finally on the countess he...
Nuit d'été en ville
The whole life in one night. A young couple plays nearly any role of possible lifetime relationships.
Sweetheart
A young police inspector is sent to Zurich to keep an eye on an important business man.However,things get complicated when the young inspector seems to mix things and people.
Un monde presque paisible
Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Albert hires six people, more than he needs to meet current slow season demand, and all but Jacqueline (Lubna Azabal) are...