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6 April 2012 7:19 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

French film director and close associate of François Truffaut

The film director Claude Miller, who has died aged 70 after a long illness, was continually dogged by comparisons to his friend and mentor François Truffaut. Hardly a review of his films failed to mention Truffaut in some way or another. This came about for various reasons. Miller was Truffaut's production manager on several occasions and made subtle references to the older director's work in many of his own films, almost always mentioning him in interviews. He had a small role in Truffaut's L'Enfant Sauvage (The Wild Child, 1970) and adapted La Petite Voleuse (The Little Thief, 1988) from a 30-page screenplay that Truffaut had written a few years before his death.

When Truffaut was once asked whether he had started a school of directors, he denied it. "These people are more influenced by other directors than myself. If Claude Miller has points in common with me, »

- Ronald Bergan

5 April 2012 12:11 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Award-winning French filmmaker Claude Miller has died, aged 70.

The writer/director had been ill for some time when he passed away on Wednesday.

His most popular films included La Petite Voleuse and L’Effrontee, which featured Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Miller made his first film in the mid-1970s and picked up the jury prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for Class Trip.

His acclaimed 1981 movie Garde a vue was revamped by Hollywood in 2000 as Under Suspicion, starring Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman.

His final film, an adaptation of Francois Mauriac’s novel Therese Desqueyroux, will be released later this year. »

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5 April 2012 11:48 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »

"French film director, producer and screenwriter Claude Miller, whose works include The Best Way to Walk [Le meilleur facon de marcher, 1976] and Class Trip [La classe de neige, 1998], has died aged 70," reports the Afp. "'A sad day, Claude Miller is dead,' tweeted the Cannes Film Festival, at which Miller was awarded the special jury prize in 1998 for Class Trip. Among other renowed works by the filmmaker are La Petite Voleuse (The Little Thief [1988]) which starred Charlotte Gainsbourg; Garde a Vue (Custody) in 1981; and Mortelle Randonnee (Mortal Circuit) in 1983."

Just a couple of weeks ago, Jonathan Rosenbaum posted his 1994 review of The Accompanist (1992): "Miller started out promisingly as an assistant to some key French filmmakers during the 60s, including Robert Bresson (Au hasard Balthazar), Jacques Demy (Les demoiselles de Rochefort), and Jean-Luc Godard (Weekend). He then served as production manager or production supervisor on Godard's Two or Three Things I Know About Her and La chinoise and no »

5 April 2012 7:12 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

Thursday was a sad day for France’s film community when it was confirmed that famed director Claude Miller died after a long illness. The director, writer and producer died Wednesday. He was 70. Miller boasted an extensive filmography of 16 feature films including La Petite Voleuse and L’Effrontee that featured a young Charlotte Gainsbourg. Before heading behind the camera himself, Miller worked for several notable New Wave directors like Jacques Demy, Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. He made his first film The Best Way to Walk in 1976 before sauntering his way through France’s cinema business with a series

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- Rebecca Leffler

5 April 2012 5:51 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Film-maker best known for film starring a young Charlotte Gainsbourg as a teenage serial thief has died

The French film director Claude Miller, best known for L'Effrontée and La Petite Voleuse, both featuring a young Charlotte Gainsbourg, has died aged 70.

Before becoming a director himself, Miller worked for a number of noted new wave directors: he acted as assistant director on Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar, Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, and Jean-Luc Godard's Weekend, before becoming production manager for a string of films by François Truffaut, including Bed and Board, Day for Night and The Story of Adele H.

With Truffaut's encouragement, Miller moved into a higher profile role, making his directorial debut in 1976 with The Best Way to Walk. His first significant success, however, was the multi-award-winning police procedural thriller Garde à Vue, with Lino Ventura and Michel Serrault.

In the mid-80s, Miller »

- Andrew Pulver

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