Maurice Pialat

Known for

Directing

Born

August 31, 1925

Birthplace

Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

Died

January 11, 2003 (aged 77)

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.

Best known work

A Nos Amours

1983

This Man Must Die

1969

Under the Sun of Satan

1987

Police

1985

Van Gogh

1991

Loulou

1980

Naked Childhood

1969

We Won't Grow Old Together

1972

My Little Loves

1974

Graduate First

1978

Filmography

2026
Sophie Marceau, à voix haute
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Maurice Pialat, l'amour existe
as Self (archival footage)
2006
Murderers
Idea
2004
Their First Films
Director
1998
Vivement dimancheTV
as Self (1 episode)
1995
Le Garçu
Director, Screenplay
1991
Van Gogh
Director, Producer, Screenplay
1987
Under the Sun of Satan
as Menou-Segrais, Director, Writer
1985
Police
Director, Screenplay
1985
Grosse
as Le réalisateur
1984
17ème jour de tournage du film "Police"
as Self
1983
A Nos Amours
as Le Père, Director, Screenplay
1983
One Minute for One Image
as Self - Narrator
1982
Cinématon XXIV
as N°236
1980
Loulou
Director, Writer
1978
Cinématon
as N°236
1978
Graduate First
Director, Writer, Producer
1978
Ciné regardsTV
as Self (3 episodes)
1976
Lola's Lolos
as The tool seller
1974
My Little Loves
as Henri's Friend
1974
Spécial cinémaTV
as Self (5 episodes)
1974
The Mouth Agape
Director, Writer, Producer
1972
We Won't Grow Old Together
Director, Novel, Screenplay, Executive Producer
1971
The House in the WoodsTV
as Testard, l'instituteur (3 episodes), Director, Creator