FILM DIRECTOR

Raoul Coutard

1924 - 2016

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Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard, which includes Breathless (1960), A Woman Is a Woman (1961), Vivre sa vie (1962), Bande à part (1964), Alphaville, Pierrot le Fou (both 1965), and Weekend (1967). Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut—including Shoot the Piano Player (1960) and Jules and Jim (1962)—as well as Jacques Demy, another contemporary associated with the movement. Coutard shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raoul Coutard is the 867th most popular film director (down from 838th in 2019), the 4,036th most popular biography from France (down from 3,936th in 2019) and the 107th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Raoul Coutard ranks 867 out of 2,041. Before him are Catherine Hardwicke, Joe Wright, Alain Cavalier, Barry Jenkins, Steno, and Willis H. O'Brien. After him are Ralph Nelson, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Ari Folman, Bruno Dumont, Esfir Shub, and Jean Grémillon.

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Among people born in 1924, Raoul Coutard ranks 298. Before him are Rune Larsson, Anthony Caro, Ricardo Infante, Tatyana Lioznova, Attilio Giovannini, and Mohamed M. Atalla. After him are Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Theodore Bikel, Thomas Berger, Jean-Michel Charlier, Ken Green, and Mel Patton. Among people deceased in 2016, Raoul Coutard ranks 284. Before him are Garry Shandling, Jimmy Bain, Yvette Chauviré, Rune Larsson, Pierre Aubert, and Ken Adam. After him are Abu Ali al-Anbari, Afeni Shakur, Turgay Şeren, Paul Bley, Harry Wu, and Doreen Massey.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raoul Coutard ranks 4,036 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), Alain Cavalier (1931), Véronique Sanson (1949), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), Viviane Romance (1912), and Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150). After him are Henri Dentz (1881), Paul Bert (1833), Drogo of Hauteville (1010), Bruno Dumont (1958), Raimu (1883), and Victor Laloux (1850).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Raoul Coutard ranks 107. Before him are Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927), André Roosevelt (1879), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932), Gérard Pirès (1942), Henri Decoin (1890), and Alain Cavalier (1931). After him are Bruno Dumont (1958), Jean Grémillon (1902), Jean Rollin (1938), Jacques Rozier (1926), Robert Guédiguian (1953), and Serge Bourguignon (1928).

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