Maurice Pialat

Maurice Pialat (b. 1925, Cunlhat – 2003, Paris), director, screenwriter and actor who, after studying painting and architecture, began to make documentaries in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during the blustery arrival of the French New Wave. In his late feature debut Naked Childhood (1968) he already demonstrated directorial approaches that would become characteristic for his work. His films were reminiscent of the style of Robert Bresson from the previous generation, with whom he shared a strong interest in painting. Pialat's films are known for their austerity of expression, pithy detail, static lensing, conspicuously long shots, and his disassociation from his characters and their dramatic stories. Selected filmography: We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble, 1972), Loulou (1980), To Our Loves (1983), Police (1985), Under the Sun of Satan (1987), Van Gogh (1991).

MFF Karlovy Vary