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French film director considered a master in the mystery genre. He is credited with starting the "nouvelle vague" French film movement.

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Father of Thomas Chabrol and Matthieu Chabrol.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 194-199. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

Between 1978 and 1980 made commercials for Mamie Nova, R5, Gueule d'Amour and Franco Russe.

Was a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma in the 50s.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2000.

Personal Quotes

"I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest." (1971 interview with Roger Ebert)

"Nous vivons une époque où les pizzas arrivent plus vite que la police" - We live in an era where pizzas show up faster than the police

There is no new wave, only the sea.

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