Michel Deville
Biography
Michel Deville was a French film director and screenwriter, active during the French New Wave era, alongside notable contemporaries like Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, and François Truffaut. His film "La Lectrice" (The Reader) is considered one of his most successful comedies, drawing favourable attention from critics and international audiences. Deville's films, particularly those from the 1970s and 1980s, enjoyed popularity in France, with his work occasionally appearing in DVD releases in the US.