Director
Charles L. Bitsch
Born 1931 · Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.
Directed
Contempt
Assistant Director · 1963
Alphaville
Assistant Director · 1965
Le Doulos
Assistant Director · 1962
La Chinoise
Assistant Director · 1967
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Assistant Director · 1963
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Assistant Director · 1967
Le Beau Serge
Assistant Director · 1959
The Carabineers
Assistant Director · 1963
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director · 1967
Two Men in Manhattan
Assistant Director · 1959
Les Bonnes Femmes
Assistant Director · 1960
Bluebeard
Assistant Director · 1963
The Seven Deadly Sins
Assistant Director · 1962
Love and Anger
Assistant Director · 1969
Le Bonheur des autres
Director · 1990
The Oldest Profession
Assistant Director · 1967
Three Dates
Director · 1953
The Last Man
Director · 1969
