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Claude Miller
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Claude Miller at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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| Born | 20 February 1942 Paris, France
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| Died | 4 April 2012 (aged 70) Paris, France
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| Spouse(s) | Annie (until his death) |
| Children | 1 |
Claude Miller (born February 20, 1942 – died April 4, 2012) was a famous French film director. He also worked as a producer and screenwriter. Miller was known for making movies that explored deep emotions and complex characters. He often focused on stories about growing up and the challenges people face in life.
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Life and Career of Claude Miller
Claude Miller was born in Paris, France. He came from a Jewish family. He studied at a film school called IDHEC in Paris from 1962 to 1963. His first experience making films was while he was serving in the army's film service.
Working with Famous Directors
From 1965 to 1974, Miller worked as an assistant for many important French directors. These included Robert Bresson and Jean-Luc Godard. His main teacher and guide was François Truffaut. Truffaut was a very famous French director.
Under Truffaut's guidance, Miller directed several short films. He then made his first full-length movie, La meilleure façon de marcher (The Best Way to Walk), in 1976. This film was about a young person growing up. It showed influences from Truffaut's earlier films. Miller was nominated for two important awards, called César Awards, for this movie. He was nominated for best director and best writing.
Later Films and Success
Many of Miller's later films also honored Truffaut's style. He even used some of the same people who worked on Truffaut's movies. The next year, he made Dites-lui que je l'aime. For this film, he received another César nomination for Best Director.
In 1981, Miller won a César Award for Best Writing for his film Garde à vue. In 1985, he won the Louis Delluc Prize for L'Effrontée. He also received another César nomination for Best Director for this movie. In 1983, he directed Mortelle randonnée.
When François Truffaut passed away in 1984, he was planning a new film. This movie was about a confused teenage thief. Claude Miller took over the project and finished the film in 1988. This movie was called La Petite Voleuse (The Little Thief). It became very popular around the world. This success helped Miller become one of France's most important filmmakers.
Return to Filmmaking
After a break of four years, Claude Miller started directing films again. He made The Accompanist in 1992 and Le Sourire in 1994.
In 1998, he had another big success with La Classe de Neige. This was a suspenseful story about a lonely boy on a school skiing trip. The film won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Some of Miller's later films include Betty Fisher et autres histoires (2001), La Petite Lili (2003), and A Secret (2007). At the time of his death, he was working on a film based on a book by François Mauriac. This film, Thérèse Desqueyroux, was chosen to close the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
- 1969 : La Question ordinaire (short film)
- 1971 : Camille ou la comédie catastrophique (short film)
- 1976 : The Best Way to Walk
- 1977 : This Sweet Sickness
- 1981 : Garde à vue
- 1983 : Mortelle randonnée
- 1985 : An Impudent Girl
- 1988 : The Little Thief
- 1992 : The Accompanist
- 1994 : The Smile
- 1998 : The Class Trip
- 2000 : La Chambre des magiciennes
- 2001 : Alias Betty
- 2003 : Little Lili
- 2007 : A Secret
- 2009 : Marching Band
- 2009 : I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (co-directed with his son Nathan Miller)
- 2010 : See How They Dance
- 2012 : Thérèse Desqueyroux
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