Christian de Chalonge
Christian de Chalonge ( born January 21, 1937 in Douai, Nord ) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film The money the other was in 1979 nominated for five César awards and won in the categories of Best Film and Best Director.
Life
After his education at the Institute des hautes études cinématographiques ( IDHEC ) de Chalonge initially worked as an assistant to directors such as Henri -Georges Clouzot, Alain Jessua, Georges Franju and Tony Richardson.
In 1967 he directed his first feature film The jump, for which he had also written the screenplay. In his second film a animal connection he could in 1971 are already working with actors such as Anna Karina, Jean -Pierre Darras and Zilla Chelton.
His drama The money the other with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve in 1979 nominated for five César awards and awards include Best Film in the lead roles.
In 1981, the end time Malevil film based on the eponymous literary original by Robert Merle. The following year, judgment was at Cape Horn, which was based on the true life story of Donald Crowhurst. In 1990 he filmed with Serrault the history of the French serial killer Dr. Petiot.
With the beautiful summer (1996) and Le comédien (1997) he created his last films. After that, de Chalonge turned increasingly to television and directed, among others, several episodes of the television series about the detective Maigret.