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Maurice Pialat
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Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
Maurice Pialat (21 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.
Known for
- Sophie Marceau, à voix haute — Self (archive footage)2026
- Sous le soleil de Pialat — Self (archive footage)2021
- Maurice Pialat, l'amour existe — Self (archival footage)2007
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Under the Sun of Satan — Menou-Segrais1987
- Grosse — Le réalisateur1985
- 17ème jour de tournage du film "Police" — Self1984
- A Nos Amours — Le Père1983
- One Minute for One Image — Self - Narrator1983
- Cinématon XXIV — N°2361982
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1925-08-31 ) 31 August 1925, Cunlhat , France
- Died
- 11 January 2003 (2003-01-11) (aged 77), Paris , France
- Occupations
- Film director, screenwriter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Cunlhat
- Place of death
- 6th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Sylvie Pialat
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Palme d'Or
- Field of work
- cinematography
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- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2003-01-11
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- Maurice Pialat
- date of birth
- 1925-08-31
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- Template:Maurice Pialat
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Maurice Pialat
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- Commons category
- Maurice Pialat
- birth name
- Maurice Roland Pialat
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Encyclopedic overview
Maurice Pialat ( French: [pjala]; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as "realist", though many film critics acknowledge it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.
Pialat's films are said to have dispensed with mannerisms, and his everyday stories tell the bittersweet nature of the French petite bourgeoisie. This earned him the disregard of some critics, but also enduring popularity, with films characterized by a psychological narrative style, often set outside the metropolises.
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