Maurice Pialat

Maurice Pialat

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
August 31, 1925

Biography

Maurice Pialat  (21 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.

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Representative Works

Loulou
Loulou
6.2
/ French
This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die
7.3
/ French
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
6.0
/ French
My Little Loves
My Little Loves
6.8
/ French
A Nos Amours
A Nos Amours
6.8
/ French
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
6.7
/ French
Naked Childhood
Naked Childhood
7.3
/ French
Cinématon XXIV
Cinématon XXIV
No Rating Yet
/ French
Police
Police
6.0
/ French
The Mouth Agape
The Mouth Agape
6.5
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Loulou
1980Nominee

Best Director

Loulou

This Man Must Die
1969Nominee

Best Performance

This Man Must Die

Van Gogh
1965Nominee

Best Director

Van Gogh

Career Highlights

My Little Loves
1974Highlight

Best Performance

My Little Loves

A Nos Amours
1983Highlight

Best Performance

A Nos Amours