Maurice Pialat

Maurice Pialat

Born August 31, 1925· Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

† Died January 11, 2003

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Born in the small town of Cunlhat in France’s Puy-de-Dôme, Pialat first pursued painting before turning to a camera at sixteen, experimenting with documentaries and creating the short L’amour existe in 1960. He entered feature filmmaking relatively late, directing L’enfance nue in 1969 at age forty-three; the film, co-produced by François Truffaut, earned the Prix Jean Vigo and announced a career…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Features 12

Short films 22

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