FILM DIRECTOR

Maurice Pialat

1925 - 2003

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Maurice Pialat (French: [pjala]; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as "realist", though many film critics acknowledge it does not fit the traditional definition of realism. Pialat's films are said to have dispensed with mannerisms, and his everyday stories tell the bittersweet nature of the French petty bourgeoisie. This earned him the disregard of some critics, but also enduring popularity, with films characterized by a psychological narrative style, often set outside the metropolises. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Pialat is the 481st most popular film director (down from 430th in 2019), the 2,671st most popular biography from France (down from 2,442nd in 2019) and the 69th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Maurice Pialat ranks 481 out of 2,041. Before him are Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Jerome Robbins, André Téchiné, Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, and Neil Jordan. After him are Norman Taurog, Tom McCarthy, Ladislao Vajda, Claude Zidi, Lindsay Anderson, and Pierre Woodman.

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Among people born in 1925, Maurice Pialat ranks 167. Before him are Paul Wild, Donald O'Connor, Yuval Ne'eman, Louison Bobet, John DeLorean, and Francisco Álvarez Martínez. After him are Roger Hanin, Johnny Carson, June Whitfield, Ilie Verdeț, Quett Masire, and Doris Hart. Among people deceased in 2003, Maurice Pialat ranks 104. Before him are Fritz Fischer, Guy Thys, Alan Bates, John Ritter, Massimo Girotti, and Donald O'Connor. After him are Kalpana Chawla, Michel Constantin, Qusay Hussein, Daishiro Yoshimura, Vasil Bykaŭ, and Fred Rogers.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Pialat ranks 2,671 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642), Renaud Camus (1946), Marius Aventicensis (532), François de Charette (1763), Martine Carol (1920), and Noël Bas (1877). After him are Antoine Forqueray (1671), Émile Ollivier (1825), Paschasius Radbertus (792), Jacques Roubaud (1932), Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752), and Odo I, Count of Blois (950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Maurice Pialat ranks 69. Before him are Jean Eustache (1938), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), Philippe Garrel (1948), André Téchiné (1943), and Patrice Leconte (1947). After him are Claude Zidi (1934), Pierre Woodman (1963), Gérard Oury (1919), Alain Corneau (1943), André Cayatte (1909), and Yves Allégret (1907).

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