Claude Lelouch

Biography

Claude Lelouch is a French film director, writer, and actor born on October 30, 1937, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s with critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film A Man and A Woman, which won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards. Lelouch's films have gained him international recognition, but also criticism for his unconventional style.