Maurice Pialat

Maurice Pialat (Cunlhat, 1925) completed a course in 'Arts décoratifs et beaux-arts'. He painted and put his work on show between 1945 and 1947. He also had several other jobs. In 1951 he started making amateur films. In 1955 and 1956 he was a stage actor. Between 1960 and 1969 he worked as assistant director and editor on short drama films and in television. He filmed his own novel Nous ne vieillerons pas ensemble (1972). For Sous le soleil de Satan he received the Golden Palm in Cannes 1987.

Filmography

L'amour existe (1960, short), Janine (1961, short), Maître Galip (1962), L'enfance nue (1967), La maison des bois (1971), Nous ne vieillerons pas ensemble (1972), La gueule ouverte (1974), Passe ton bac d'abord (1979), Loulou (1979), A nos amours (1983), Police (1985), Sous le soleil de Satan (1987), Van Gogh (1991), Le Garçu (1995)