Camera · b. 1924 · Paris, France

Raoul Coutard

Biography

Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement. He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photography because of the cost of tuition. In 1945, Coutard was sent to participate in the French Indochin...

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The Wild Palms 2025 Wild Innocence 2001 The Phantom Heart 1996 Happiness Is No Joke 1995 Bethune: The Making of a Hero 1993 The Birth of Love 1993 Il gèle en enfer 1990 Thick Skinned 1989 Burning Beds 1988 Let Sleeping Cops Lie 1988 Blanc de Chine 1988 Max My Love 1986 Parachute 1986 The Bitch 1984 Salt on the Skin 1984 Dangerous Moves 1984 First Name: Carmen 1983 Godard's Passion 1982 Drummer-Crab 1977 Like a Pot of Strawberries 1974 A Pain in the Ass 1973 The Hostage Gang 1973 Five Leaf Clover 1972 Embassy 1972 The Most Gentle Confessions 1971 The Confession 1970 La Liberté en croupe 1970 Z 1969 The Southern Star 1969 The Bride Wore Black 1968 Rocky Road to Dublin 1968 La Chinoise 1967 Weekend 1967 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967 Made in U.S.A 1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar 1967 Horizon 1967 The Defector 1966 Pierrot le Fou 1965 Alphaville 1965 The 317th Platoon 1965 Scruggs 1965 The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora 1965 The Soft Skin 1964 Band of Outsiders 1964 Le Grand Escroc 1964 The Married Woman 1964 The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers 1964 Male Companion 1964 Contempt 1963 The Little Soldier 1963 The Carabineers 1963 Portuguese Vacation 1963 Like Two Drops of Water 1963 Antoine and Colette 1962 Vivre Sa Vie 1962 Jules and Jim 1962 Petit Jour 1962 Love at Twenty 1962 The Doll 1962 A Woman Is a Woman 1961 Chronicle of a Summer 1961 Lola 1961 Time Out for Love 1961 Breathless 1960 Shoot the Piano Player 1960 The Army Game 1960 The Devil's Pass 1959 Island Fisherman 1959 Ramuntcho 1958
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