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Louis Marie Malle (French: [lwi mal]; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers.
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- 23 November 1995 (aged 63), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- 1953–1995
IMDb profile of Louis Malle, a French director, writer and producer who made films that explored life and its meaning. See his credits, awards, trivia, photos and videos, including his final film Vanya on 42nd Street.
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- Thumeries, Nord, France
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mar 25, 2024 · Louis Malle, French motion-picture director whose eclectic films were noted for their emotional realism and stylistic simplicity. His notable movies included The Lovers, The Fire Within, Atlantic City, and Au revoir les enfants. Learn more about Malle’s life and work.
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Learn about the life and career of Louis Malle, a French director who made films that explored life and its meaning. Find out his family background, his collaborations with Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Candice Bergen, and his final film Vanya on 42nd Street.
- October 30, 1932
- November 23, 1995
Nov 25, 1995 · Louis Malle, a pioneer of French New Wave cinema and one of the more versatile of modern directors, died at his Beverly Hills home of complications resulting from lymphoma. He was 63. Malle,...
During his career Louis Malle (30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) became one of France’s most renowned directors both at home and internationally. He was known for the variety and breadth of his work as a feature-film-maker and a documentarist, as well as its frequently controversial subject matter.
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Nov 23, 1995 · Louis Marie Malle (30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. His film "The Silent World" won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony with the award instead being presented to the film's co-director Jacques Cousteau.